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  Scholarly Article:  Immigration status as a health care barrier in the USA during COVID-19 - ScienceDirect This article focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and migration. The United States implemented very strict laws that prevented migrants from entering the U.S because officials feared that they would further spread covid. Even though agencies like ICE have stated that the detention centers have taken mitigation measures, individuals have been discovered to be most at risk in those settings. The pandemic has done a very good job of showing just how forgotten about these people are. The chances of a minority person catching covid and dying is much higher than a white person who has better access to healthcare. As stated in this article, " In 2018, almost one-quarter of authorized immigrants and almost half (45%) of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. did not have insurance, making noncitizens significantly more likely to be uninsured as compared to citizens." (Sciencedirect.c...

 Scholarly Article #1-  The American Dream: An Illusion or Reality for Latino Immigrants (liberty.edu) Scholarly Article #2-  Housing and neighborhood quality among undocumented Mexican and Central American immigrants (nih.gov) Media Article-  America needs more, not fewer, migrant workers (theconversation.com) Media Article #2-  'The US isn't an option anymore': why California's immigrants are heading back to Mexico | California | The Guardian Social Media source- https://youtu.be/GNMU-y_lnGc The first scholarly article looks takes a look at some of the challenges Mexican immigrants have to face when making the transition to the United States. It looks at the difficulties of obtaining equal opportunities that whites have. Opportunities like voting, work, and financial aid. The article also mentions the differences Latinos face when it comes to equal pay, they often get the least. However, it also touches base on how resilient Latinos are. The second schola...

  Topic of research blog: The topic of my research blog will be Mexican immigration. More specifically looking at the odds of a Mexican immigrant being able to afford a house in a nice area, own a reliable car, and provide for their family.  Research Question: Is the American dream tailored just to Caucasians, or do Mexican immigrants have the chance to achieve their own American dream? Why I chose this topic: I chose this topic because I am very interested to see the odds of a Mexican immigrant making a solid living in the U.S. Also looking at the data to support those findings.