Friday is here! Join us as we pry open the inboxes of MCN staff and shake out the top five articles and resources on migrant and immigrant health justice.

Del offered "something we have known for a long time in this new report” from the Cato Institute, and reported on by Immigration Impact, which predicts that immigrants will pay more taxes than they consume benefits over the next 30 years.  Immigrants Help Fund Our Public Programs

Myrellis highly recommends this book, by Elithet Silva, MSW, PhD, et al, on gender violence among immigrant women in Puerto Rico (available only in Spanish).  Narrativas de lucha: Mujeres inmigrantes y violencias de género en Puerto Rico

Robert says this Guardian article “has some fascinating stuff I was largely unaware of, mostly... around crop insurance and how those systems put farms that grow a diversity of different crops at a disadvantage.” It features our partners, Líderes Campesinas. An Immigrant Farmer Grew Produce for Restaurants. California Floods Ruined her Crops

NSFW: Esther shared comedian John Oliver's rundown of the farmworker experience. In between the copious amount of swearing and dirty jokes, he accurately covers many of the critical challenges farmworkers face, including agricultural exceptionalism and exploitation in the H-2A system. Strong content warning -- don't watch at work. Farmworkers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Weekly Win: Celebrate! Kaethe, Kim, and others cheered on the latest announcement from the FDA, followed up quickly by the CDC announcement. Watch MCN's social media for updated resources to guide clinicians and their patients on what shots to get and when. CDC Simplifies COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations, Allows Older Adults and Immunocompromised Adults to Get Second Dose of the Updated Vaccine

Have a safe and healthy weekend!