{"id":2346512,"date":"2020-04-24T08:16:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/?p=2346512"},"modified":"2020-04-24T08:17:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:17:25","slug":"undocumented-immigrants-covid-19-pandemic-2346512-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/undocumented-immigrants-covid-19-pandemic-2346512-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why COVID-19 is tough for undocumented immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"
During the COVID-19 pandemic, undocumented immigrants face challenges obtaining resources and health care services needed to stay safe.<\/p>\n
Karen D’Alonzo, an associate professor at Rutgers School of Nursing and director of the Center for Community Health Partnerships, which works to bridge health disparities in Mexican American neighborhoods in New Brunswick, NJ, says working in unprotected environments, language barriers, and the fear of deportation<\/a> put immigrants at an even greater risk of getting sick.<\/p>\n