Among young Latino adults, noncitizens are at greater risk of death than naturalized and U.S.-born citizens

The study evaluated mortality differences across citizenship status among Latino young adults aged 18 to 44 who were living in the United States. (Photo/Unsplash) Latino immigrants, especially noncitizens, face a much greater risk of dying than their U.S.-born peers, USC researchers have found.

The findings were published Tuesday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

“We know that noncitizens are more likely to face poverty, segregation and inadequate access to healthcare — mechanisms that adversely impact health,” said Jenny S. Guadamuz , the lead study author and a postdoctoral research fellow at the USC School of Pharmacy and the USC Leonard […]

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