In UCLA survey, most California Latino, Asian immigrants perceive racial discrimination at work

In reports published today by theUCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 70% of Latino and Asian immigrants said they perceived that immigrants in California experienced discrimination at work due to their skin color or accent.The survey of 2,000 immigrants living in California also found that 65% felt — incorrectly in some cases — that immigrants would be prevented from gaining legal U.S. immigration status if they used government benefits such as income assistance, health care, food programs and housing aid.The findings are laid out in two fact sheets: one focusing on immigrants ’ negativeperceptions of the immigrant experience overall in California and another that focuses onexperiences with law and immigration enforcement. The reports are the first of a series to emerge from the Center for Health Policy Research ’sResearch on Immigrant Health and State Policy Study, or RIGHTS.The reports focus on California because the state is home to one-quarter of the nation ’s immigrants, and on Latinos and Asians because they make up the two largest groups of immigrants in the state.“It’s critical for policymakers, community organizations and other stakeholders to understand immigrants’ experiences,” saidNadereh Pourat, associate director of the center and lead author of the report on perceptions of California immigrants ’ experiences. “Those experiences can impact immigrants’ health and overall well-being, which in turn can contribute to health inequity throu...
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