Undocumented immigrants sought far less health care after Trump launched his campaign, new study shows
WASHINGTON — Undocumented immigrants were less likely to visit primary care physicians after former President Trump launched his presidential campaign in 2015, according to a March study — suggesting his rhetoric had a chilling effect, experts said, that could make those individuals less likely to seek critical care or, even now, Covid-19 vaccinations.
The study, published earlier this month in JAMA, showed a 34.5% decrease in undocumented adults’ primary care visits when they compared the periods roughly a year and a half preceeding the June 16, 2015 start of Trump’s campaign to the period roughly three years after it. Undocumented children’s visits dropped by even more — 43.3%.
