(By Sebastian Tello-Trillo, assistant professor of public policy and economics at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy) Immigration policy and health policy are often seen as completely separate, with one rarely coming up when we talk about the other. But we have numerous studies showing how the threat of deportation or job loss from immigration enforcement can negatively impact people’s physical and mental health, including their likelihood of accessing coverage and COVID-19 vaccination. What we haven’t had — until now — is research on the consequences for babies born into a worl...
