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section-header__heading-text"><span class="section-header__heading-content">immigrants</span></span></div> <div class="module__type-editorial-one-wrapper" style="background-color: #FFFFFF" > <section class="module module__type-editorial-one inner-blocks--four related-content--bottom"> <div class="inner"> <div class="content-left"> <div class="wp-block-kaiser-foundation-image-feature module__image-feature"><div class="image-feature__left"><h2 class="image-feature-item__title"><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/potential-impacts-of-mass-detention-and-deportation-efforts-on-the-health-and-well-being-of-immigrant-families/" class="image-feature-item__link">Potential Impacts of Mass Detention and Deportation Efforts on the Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Families</a></h2><div class="image-feature-item__excerpt">KFF focus groups with immigrant families during the first Trump administration found that restrictive immigration policies led to increased fears among immigrant families across immigration statuses. That had negative effects on health and well-being and led to reluctance to seek health care and enroll in programs for which lawfully present immigrants were eligible. Mass deportations could also negatively affect health care and other industries by depriving them of workers.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/key-facts-on-health-care-use-and-costs-among-immigrants/">Also: </a><br /><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/key-facts-on-health-care-use-and-costs-among-immigrants/">Key Facts on Health Care Use and Costs Among Immigrants</a><br /><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/fact-sheet/key-facts-on-health-coverage-of-immigrants/">Key Facts on Health Coverage of Immigrants</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><a class="image-feature-item__image image-feature-item__link" href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/potential-impacts-of-mass-detention-and-deportation-efforts-on-the-health-and-well-being-of-immigrant-families/"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Potential-Impacts-of-Mass-Deportation-and-Detention-Policies_FI.png" alt="" data-id="0" /></a></div><div class="wp-block-column related-content__column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow no-lazy-loaded"><div class="wp-block-kaiser-foundation-related-content module__related-content"><h2 class="related-content-item__title"><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/title-42-and-its-impact-on-immigration-and-migrant-families/" class="related-content-item__link">Title 42 and its Impact on Immigration and Migrant Families</a></h2></div><div class="wp-block-kaiser-foundation-related-content module__related-content"><h2 class="related-content-item__title"><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/children-of-immigrants-key-facts-on-health-coverage-and-care/" class="related-content-item__link">Children of Immigrants: Key Facts on Health Coverage and Care</a></h2></div><div class="wp-block-kaiser-foundation-related-content module__related-content"><h2 class="related-content-item__title"><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/fact-sheet/key-facts-on-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-daca/" class="related-content-item__link">Key Facts on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)</a></h2></div><div class="wp-block-kaiser-foundation-related-content module__related-content"><h2 class="related-content-item__title"><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/expected-immigration-policies-under-a-second-trump-administration-and-their-health-and-economic-implications/" class="related-content-item__link">Health Implications of Immigration Policies Under a Second Trump Administration</a></h2></div></div><div class="wp-block-group featured-section__group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"><h3 class="wp-block-heading featured-section__heading" id="h-"></h3><div class="wp-block-column featured-section__column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> </div>  <div class="module__type-editorial-one-wrapper" style="background-color: #FFFFFF" > <section class="module module__type-editorial-one inner-blocks--four related-content--bottom"> <div class="inner"> <div class="content-left"> <div class="section-header editorial-one__title" > <div class="section-header__heading-container section-header__heading-text"> <span class="section-header__heading-content" style="background-color: #FFFFFF" > Racism, Discrimination and Health </span> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-kaiser-foundation-image-feature module__image-feature"><div class="image-feature__left"><h2 class="image-feature-item__title"><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/poll-finding/racism-discrimination-health-views-on-racism-and-trust-in-institutions/" class="image-feature-item__link">KFF Survey on Racism, Discrimination and Health: Views on Racism and Trust in Key U.S. Institutions</a></h2><div class="image-feature-item__excerpt"><p>Majorities of U.S. adults perceive racism to be a major problem in politics, the criminal justice system, and policing, with some variance across racial and ethnic groups, while a third see racism as a major problem in health care. 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