Pantaleon 1

Elisa Pantaleon

Professor Bruce

ENG 301

December 3 2017

Revised Annotated Bibliography MLA

Working Title: Health Care for All

Research Question: Immigration is one of the most complex and important human rights issues

that affect millions of lives in the United States. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for any

public services provided at a federal, state, or local level. Should immigrants be allowed to

utilize and benefit from any public services?

Working Thesis: Although undocumented immigrants entered the United States without proper

authorization, they should be allowed to access the free health care we have to offer regardless of

their current employment status.

Introduction: Undocumented immigrants make up about 13.5% of the total United States

population. They should be allowed to reap their benefits from social welfare programs like

everyone else without any negative backlash; specifically, health care. They are currently

ineligible for the major federally funded public insurance programs: Medicaid, Medicare, and the

Child Health Insurance Program because they are unlawfully present in the United States (1).

Thus, raising the question if undocumented immigrants should be allowed to obtain such health

care programs regardless of their immigration status. The immigrant population contributes to
society both economically and culturally. Contrary to popular belief, immigrants do pay taxes

and social security. Some argue it as being a matter of professional ethics; having an ethical

responsibility to protect public health. Some argue it as a matter of human rights; all human

beings have the right to medical treatment. While others argue it being a matter of social

responsibility; becoming responsible for all social members, including immigrants (2). It is no

question that immigrants do contribute to society and should be allowed to have access to

welfare programs like health care.

Annotations:

1. Arredondo, Armando and Joshua T. Wassink. "Health Coverage for Undocumented

Immigrants: Barriers on the Mexican Side for Effective Coverage." American Journal of

Public Health, vol. 106, no. 12, Dec. 2016, pp. e4-e5. EBSCOhost,

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303458.

a) This article discusses the various barriers undocumented immigrants face of the

Mexican side.

b) I will use this source to support my claim that health care should be universal,

regardless of legal status. It will help me in making it an issue of society and the

government rather than just a state or a local issue. For both the insured and

uninsured populations, providers are not meeting the actual coverage of health service

demands for new member. This quote displays my claim.

2. Caplan, Arthur L. and Alison Bateman-House. "Alien" Health Care." American Journal

of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 7, July 2017, pp. 1029-1030. EBSCOhost,

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303850.
 a) This article is focused on discussing the access to health care undocumented

immigrants have, along with the negative consequences being undocumented has on

them.

b) I will use this source to support my claim about all the negative health consequences

being undocumented had on a person. The type of mental, social, and emotional

consequences such stress brings on to an individual. It is not just something physical.

Aside from not seeking needed health care, many immigrants who are uncertain,

scared, and feel powerless are experiencing anxiety, depression, and chronic stress,

risk factors for conditions such as heart disease, asthma, diabetes, and posttraumatic

stress disorder. This displays the various health conditions one can suffer from being

undocumented or having a mixed status family.

3. Capuzzi, Kevin M., et al. Undocumented Patients. Hastings Center Report, vol. 42, no.

1, 2012, pp. 1516., doi:10.1002/hast.8.

a) A journal informing us about undocumented immigrants and their access to health

care and what can be done for health care immigration reform.

b) I will use this source to support my claim about undocumented immigrants

ineligibility for major federally funded public insurance programs. Programs

such as Medicaid, Medicare, and the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are

not offered to undocumented immigrants because they are unlawfully present in

the U.S., as required by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act of 1996. I like this quote because the statistic provides all the

various programs undocumented immigrants are excluded from. I will explain and
 further elaborate on what each one is and what the Personal Responsibility and

Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is.

4. Dwyer, James. "Illegal Immigrants, Health Care, and Social Responsibility." Hastings

Center Report, vol. 34, no. 1, Jan/Feb2004, pp. 34-41. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com.libproxy.fullerton.edu/login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3daph

%26AN%3d12661651%26site%3dehost-live%26scope%3dsite.

a) This articles argument is how neither nationalists nor humanists argument is

valid regarding health benefits and illegal immigrants.

b) I will use this source to help me in my argument for immigrants and how it is a

matter of professional ethics, social responsibility, and human rights. It will also

help me in addressing my oppositions claim. Illegal immigrants are sometimes

pictures as free riders taking advantage of public services without contributing to

public funding. This quote is a popular belief many people have opposing free

health care for immigrants. I will work to contradict this common misconception.

5. Fitz, Marshall, et al. Immigrants Are Makers, Not Takers. Center for American

Progress, 19 Dec. 2013,

www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2013/02/08/52377/immigrants-are-

makers-not-takers/.

a) This journals purpose is to inform the various ways immigrants pay more into the

United States economy than they take out.

b) I will use this quote, The bottom line is there is no difference in welfare usage

among the native and foreign born. As well as bar graph provided for immigrants,

native born, and specifically Hispanic immigrants depicting the percentage of

 households at 200 percent of the poverty line enrolled in programs like supplemental

nutrition assistance, supplemental security income, temporary assistance for needy

families, and Medicaid. Immigrants are makers, not takers.

6. Fortuna, Lisa R. and Michelle V. Porche. "Clinical Issues and Challenges in Treating

Undocumented Immigrants." Psychiatric Times, vol. 30, no. 8, Aug. 2013, p. 2.

EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.lib-

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a) This article provides a list of clinical issues and challenges in treating undocumented

immigrants and the effects of such status has on their mental health.

b) I will use the following examples, Undocumented children and US-born children of

undocumented parents are at risk for long-term detrimental effects on their social

development, sense of belonging, educational achievement, economic well-being, and

mobility. This will support my claim of just how severe the consequences are on

these immigrants and their families and how it is not just physical. This article will

help me show mental health is important too.

7. Furman, Jason, and Danielle Gray. Ten Ways Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen

Our Economy. National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and

Records Administration, 12 July 2012,

obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2012/07/12/ten-ways-immigrants-help-build-and-

strengthen-our-economy.

a) This article provides ten examples in which immigrants help build and strengthen

our economy.
 b) I will use the following examples, Immigrants: start businesses, more likely to

create their own jobs, develop cutting-edge technologies and companies, are

engineers, scientist, and innovators, boost earnings for American workers, and

they boost demand for local consumer goods. These facts will aid me in my

argument for immigrants positively contributing to society thus being eligible for

health care programs.

8. Pineda, Richard. "The New Nativism: Proposition 187 and the Debate over

Immigration." Argumentation & Advocacy, vol. 46, no. 3, Winter2010, pp. 170-172.

EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.lib-

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a) This article provides a book review on the book, The New Nativism: Proposition

187 and the Debate over Immigration.

b) I will use this article to help me claim that Proposition 187 was a bad thing for

California. I will use some examples in my conclusion. I will use, The debate

about immigration is unyielding and cyclical. Then allowing me to propose what

has to change to move forward with health care for undocumented immigrants.