Entitled to nothing : the struggle for immigrant health care in the age of welfare reform / Lisa Sun-Hee Park.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Park, Lisa Sun-Hee.

Series:

Nation of newcomers

Nation of newcomers : immigrant history as American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Medical care--United States.

Immigrants.

Health services accessibility--United States.

Health services accessibility.

Immigrants--Medical care.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 205 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2011]

Summary:

"In <span style="font-style: italic;">Entitled to Nothing</span>, Lisa Sun-Hee Park investigates how the politics of immigration, health care, and welfare are intertwined. Documenting the formal return of the immigrant as a "public charge," or a burden upon the State, the author shows how the concept has been revived as states adopt punitive policies targeting immigrants of color and require them to "pay back" benefits for which they are legally eligible during a time of intense debate regarding welfare reform.<br /><br />Park argues that the notions of "public charge" and "public burden" were reinvigorated in the 1990s to target immigrant women of reproductive age for deportation and as part of a larger project of "disciplining" immigrants. Drawing on nearly 200 interviews with immigrant organizations, government agencies and safety net providers, as well as careful tracking of policies and media coverage, Park provides vivid, first-person accounts of how struggles over the "public charge" doctrine unfolded on the ground, as well as its consequences for the immigrant community. Ultimately, she shows that the concept of "public charge" continues to lurk in the background, structuring our conception of who can legitimately access public programs and of the moral economy of work and citizenship in the U.S., and makes important policy suggestions for reforming our immigration system"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Politics of Immigrant Reproduction 1

2 The Health of the Welfare State 31

3 The Politics of Public Charge 54

4 Living with Uncertainty under Ever-Shifting State Policy 88

5 Fear and Loathing at the Border 115

6 Bearing the Burden of Welfare Reform 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814768013

0814768016

9780814768020

0814768024

9780814768334

0814768334

OCLC:

724667446