8. Who Has the Right to Health Care and Why? Immigration, Health-Care Policy, and Incorporation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Policies, Dynamics, and Consequences of Mexican Migration to the United States 1
5. PART 1. Mexico-US Migration: Legal Frameworks and Their Implications
6. Introduction 11
7. 1. Evolving Migration Responses in Mexico and the United States: Diverging Paths? 17
8. 2. An Economic Perspective on US Immigration Policy vis-à-vis Mexico 37
9. 3. Mexican Migration Dynamics: An Uncertain Future 54
10. 4. Public Insecurity and International Emigration in Northern Mexico: Analysis at a Municipal Level 70
11. 5. Explaining Unauthorized Mexican Migration and Assessing Its Implications for the Incorporation of Mexican Americans 91
12. PART 2. Incorporation into Receiving Communities in the United States
13. Introduction 113
14. 6. “Ni de aquí, ni de allá”: Undocumented Immigrant Youth and the Challenges of Identity Formation amid Conflicting Contexts 119
15. 7. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Student Success in Higher Education 140
16. 8. Who Has the Right to Health Care and Why? Immigration, Health-Care Policy, and Incorporation 159
17. 9. The Role of Elite Mexican Women Immigrants in Maintaining Language and Mexican Identity 184
18. PART 3. Return Migration and Reincorporation
19. Introduction 213
20. 10. Mexican Social Policy and Return Migration 219
21. 11. Students We Share Are Also in Puebla, Mexico: Preliminary Findings from a 2009–2010 Survey 248
22. Epilogue: Continuing Immigration Developments 265
23. Conclusion: Is Mexican Migration to the United States Different from Other Migrations? 275
24. Contributors 295
25. Index 305