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Dehumanizing rhetoric on immigration harms public health - EurekAlert


When top political leaders used dehumanizing rhetoric about immigrants, the stigmatization becomes more legitimized and pervasive in society, and the harm goes beyond those seeking entry into the country. It also extends to groups viewed as associated with immigration, such as descendants of immigrants, and to people belonging to ethnic and racial groups with histories of global migration,  UC Riverside professor Bruce Link and his co-authors say in the paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. These groups then face ill health consequences.   Firstly, stigmatization increases stress, which causes or exacerbates a host of physical and mental health problems, including heart disease, gastrointestinal problems, high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders. 

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