@article{ref1,
title="Impact of anti-immigrant rhetoric on Latinx families' perceptions of child safety and health care access",
journal="Journal of emergency medicine",
year="2022",
author="Caballero, Elodia and Gutierrez, Raul and Schmitt, Eric and Castenada, Jannet and Torres-Cacho, Natalie and Rodriguez, Robert M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Political rhetoric from the former U.S. president influences Latinx adults' feelings of safety and their decisions to seek care in the emergency department (ED). <br><br>OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the impact of political rhetoric on feelings of safety and health care access in the pediatric population. <br><br>METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of undocumented Latinx families (ULF), Latinx U.S. citizen families (LCF), and non-Latinx U.S. citizen families (NLF) conducted from November 2018 through February 2020 by means of interviewing a convenience sample of parents and guardians who brought their child to a pediatric clinic and two EDs in California. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 705 parents approached, 449 (63.7%) agreed to participate: 138 ULF, 150 LCF, and 158 NLF. Most ULF (95%), LCF (88%), and NLF (78%) parents and guardians had heard anti-immigrant statements from the former U.S. president and most (94% ULF, 90% LCF, 86% NLF) believed these measures against immigrants were being enacted or will be enacted. More ULF (75%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 67-81%) reported that these statements made them concerned about their child's safety in the United States compared with 36% (95% CI 28-45%) and 34% (95% CI 26-43%) of LCF and NLF, respectively. More ULF 17% (95% CI 11-24%) said that these statements made them afraid to bring their child for medical care, compared with 5% (95% CI 2-10%) and 3% (95% CI 1-7%) of LCF and NLF, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Most parents heard statements against undocumented immigrants by the former U.S. president and most believed measures were being enacted. This rhetoric had a substantial negative impact on ULF parents in terms of safety concerns for their child and fear of accessing health care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0736-4679",
doi="10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.10.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.10.015"
}