Donald Trump campaigned on a platform that ascribed much blame to undocumented immigrants. At least in the first few days of his administration, mass deportation has not emerged as a high priority—though that may change. Workers lacking papers are surely feeling more anxious about their status than they did six months ago.
New research suggests that anxiety could have profound health consequences for some of our most vulnerable new citizens.
The study reveals a spike in low-birthweight babies born to Latinas in Iowa in the wake of a large, well-publicized 2008 immigration raid in the state.
[For more of this story, written by Tom Jacobs, go to https://psmag.com/the-medical-...f905139db#.gcd2jk1n0]
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