WaPo: Immigrants Reluctant to Seek Health Services Due to Fear of Deportation

No surprises here:  Kelli Kennedy reports from Miami in the Washington Post about how the fear of deportation is leading many Latino community residents to avoid seeking health services for which they are legally eligible.  Even if potential health care applicants are lawful residents or US citizens, the fear that their undocumented family members might be at greater risk of deportation appears to be driving some of this trend.  This can’t be good for anyone.

-JKoh