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Facts About Migrants Don't Always Match What The Headlines Say
a thorough — and often surprising — look at the medical and economic impacts of immigration.
reviewing nearly 300 studies, primarily from this decade but going back as far as 1994.
"There is consistent evidence from multiple disciplines that a range of myths that have been used systematically to justify prejudice against migrants are really not borne out by the facts,"
Do migrants spread infectious diseases?
That's an idea put forth by opponents of migration — most recently with claims that the migrant caravan in Mexico is carrying leprosy, tuberculosis and smallpox
Are migrants a burden on local health systems?
Not the migrants who move to high-income countries. They
have a lower mortality rate overall than locals.
The commission sites studies showing that over the years, and across age groups, there are
proportionally fewer deaths among migrants. They're less likely to die from heart disease, cancer and other common conditions.
migrants offer a benefit to health-care systems by providing key personnel. "One of the things the report clearly establishes is high-income countries are hugely dependent on migrants from low-income countries for medical care, teaching and caring for grandparents,"
refugees fleeing difficult situations — fewer than 10 percent of the total migrant community —
do present challenges when it comes to mental health issues.
They had about double the incidence of depression and anxiety as migrants moving for employment.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/12/06/671879631/report-facts-about-migrants-dont-always-match-what-the-headlines-say
So migrant fleeing violence are no different from US military with PTSD, and killing themselves, even w/o deployment
There's probably more mentally ill military from US warring with the planet for profit, than there are migrants with mental problems.
