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Access to Health Care in a New Immigration Environment

Sep 7, 2017
By: Farmworker Justice
Photograph: Earl DotterEditor’s Note: How do immigration policy changes -- or even the tone of the national conversation around immigration -- affect health care needs and access for people who lack…
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Liliana Velásquez: From Unaccompanied Minor to College Freshman and Future Nurse

Aug 29, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“One of the narcos pistol-whipped me on the head, because he wanted my backpack to see if there was money inside. He said, ‘We need you to turn all of your money over to us.’ Then they threw all of…
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Shots: Immigrant Community Under Fire for Measles Outbreak. What Can Health Care Providers Do?

Aug 23, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In the suburbs around Minneapolis, Minnesota, an alarming measles epidemic has public health authorities on edge. As of mid-July, 79 cases have been confirmed, primarily among small children. Like…
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Unsettled: Agricultural Workers and Homelessness in California

Aug 16, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, it’s predicted to reach just 90 degrees in Porterville, California, a town outside of Merced in the Central Valley -- it’s the first time a daily high hasn’t gone above 95 degrees in over…
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A Nepalese Student’s Journey to a Dream Education

Aug 9, 2017
By: Jean Schrecengost
Ocean City, Maryland (which the locals call OC) is a sleepy beach town that turns into a ten-mile-wide metropolis between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The permanent resident population of 7,000 is…
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Stronger Together: How One Haitian Immigrant Supports Her Community

Jul 26, 2017
By: Jean Schrecengost
Just two hours from Washington, DC is Salisbury, Maryland, the largest city on the Eastern Shore of Delmarva, the agricultural peninsula extending out from the Chesapeake Bay. Temporary and…
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Entre Hermanos: Bringing Latinx Pride to Seattle

Jun 29, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In the final minutes of Pride Month, we caught up with Luis Fernando Ramirez, Executive Director of Entre Hermanos, to hear how the LGBTQ Latino community in Seattle, Washington has changed over the…
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In the Field: Top Five Ways of Reaching Vulnerable Immigrant Workers

Jun 22, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Earlier this week, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, took a drive from MCN’s Maryland office to Dover, Delaware to present at…
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World Refugees In Our Hometowns: Serving Unaccompanied Minors

Jun 20, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today is World Refugee Day. Here in the US, thousands of people arrive at our borders each year requesting asylum. Many of them are children who arrive without an adult. “Unaccompanied children”…
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New MCN Poll: What Are Your Patients Experiencing, and What Do You Need?

Feb 22, 2017
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Clinicians throughout the US have been contacting us to express concerns about some of their immigrant patients who are reporting new fears and struggles and a consequential reluctance to access…
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Why this year’s International Migrants Day is different than all those that came before

Dec 19, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Yesterday was International Migrants Day, a day observed internationally every year. This year, it’s different, with new political landscapes and changing socioeconomic pressures. This year is…
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Impact of the Presidential Election on Farmworker Communities: Update from Farmworker Justice

Dec 6, 2016
By: Farmworker Justice
Many farmworkers and their families face an uncertain fate due to the results of the U.S. presidential and Congressional elections. There are nearly two and a half million seasonal farmworkers in…
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Thanksgiving week -- early edition

Nov 23, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant health justice has never been more relevant, more salient, or more urgent. On this Thanksgiving week, we send our deep gratitude to the millions of farmworkers who migrate every few weeks…
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Five on Friday | November 4, 2016

Nov 4, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Migration continues to be above-the-fold news. Recent reports at the US-Mexico border fortify earlier speculations that 2016 will post greater migration attempts than even 2014, as Central American…
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Five on Friday | October 28, 2016

Oct 28, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week’s Five on Friday features updates on refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe and the US, along with critical information on pesticide drift in Washington State and farmworkers’…
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Hardline US Border Policing Is a Failed Approach

Oct 6, 2016
By: Tim Dunn
"This election is our last chance to secure the border, stop illegal immigration, and reform our laws to make your life better,” Donald Trump proclaimed in his August 30 “immigration policy”…
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Five on Friday | September 23, 2016

Sep 23, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Autumn Equinox! This week, as the sun rises directly due east and sets directly due west, we pull out the sweaters and celebrate the cooler mornings and longer nights. Grab a cup of hot tea…
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Farmworkers, Post-Brexit: Steady Work, Unsteady Future

Sep 21, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Change happens quickly -- or perhaps it just waits for its opportunity to pounce. In February, when Frantisek Seda and Tomas Martinek left the United Kingdom to return to their hometown in the…
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Five on Friday | September 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network! Here are some updates from the world of public health and health justice that we thought you’d enjoy, chosen by MCN staff members.…
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In the Field: Going International with the Seguridad Project

Sep 7, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, headed to Barcelona, Spain to present Seguridad en las lecherías, an award-winning health and safety…
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Five on Friday | August 26, 2016

Aug 26, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
It’s back-to-school time! Two of our MCNers are away this week, dropping their children off at college for the first time. Many of us, however, still think of those full-grown college freshmen as…
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Five on Friday | August 12, 2016

Aug 12, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Across the country, the harvest season is in full swing! In the offices of Migrant Clinicians Network, we have been sharing a number of interesting articles and resources that we’d like to share…
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Five on Friday | July 22, 2016

Jul 22, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Hot July evenings lend themselves well to a lemonade and a paperback. What’s on your summer reading list? Often, with social justice advocates, the latest romance novel just won’t do. Del offered…
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Five on Friday | July 1, 2016

Jul 1, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the…
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Supreme Court split on DACA/DAPA programs has profound effect on migrant health

Jun 23, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, the US Supreme Court Justices were split 4-4 in US v. Texas, the case deciding on President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. With the split vote, the lower court’s ruling against…
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Five on Friday | June 17, 2016

Jun 17, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Friday! We’re looking forward to a quiet weekend as we round out another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network. Here are some resources and updates that we found useful and…