The Uphill Battle of Undocumented Immigrants in America

    The group that has multiple social determinants preventing them from achieving health equity that I will be writing about are undocumented immigrants. Undocumented immigrants face a handful of problems, including inability to work at high-paying corporate/social security screening companies, the inability to get a drivers license or residence in their own name, among other things. Many undocumented immigrants do not qualify for affordable health care services. Many laws are in place to prevent undocumented immigrants from accessing publicly funded services.

    Consequently, many undocumented immigrants are forced to work lower paying labor jobs. Many of them live in lower socioeconomic areas, with worser education and less opportunities for medical care. The inability to live freely causes a lot of issues for them. Growing up in a pre-dominantly Hispanic neighborhood in Texas growing up, a lot of my classmates would tell me about their family's history and current struggles. The various obstacles and unorthodox way of life that their family were forced to live due to their circumstances. I hope to explore the lack of medical opportunities that are offered to them. Additionally, a lot of this can go back to systematic racism, where they are in areas that do not present quality medical care.