Hi Victor:

As always, you are welcomed to use my dissertation on Guanajuato. I
have still not published it but it is online at the University of
Florida libraries, since it was electronically published. I used the
CDC's Health Related Quality of Life measure (HRQOL) along with two
sited ethnography in Florida and Guanajuato. I did find that there was
low use of health seeking behaviors post 9-11. There was a definite
trend towards use of private physicians in Mexico versus any publicly
funded programs in either country, except for WIC for children. I hope
this helps.

http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0012480/unterberger_a.pdf

Right now it is interesting that several families in our area of Florida
are returning to Mexico in search of a better quality of life, given the
policies and climate that have created a poor economic situation, lack
of services and intense social climate.

I wonder how many other researchers have witnessed this trend?
A

Victor Garcia wrote:
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> I would like to know if anyone knows of any recent or past studies on
> the affects of immigration policies on the use of health and medical
> care services by unauthorized to work migrant and immigrant workers. I
> suspect that recent immigration policing (e.g., raids, incarcerations,
> and deportations) has forced these workers to shy away, more than
> before, from participating in health programs or seeking medical care.
>
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