¶ … healthcare problems facing this nation is that of migrant workers, primarily those from Mexico, who work both legally and illegally on this side of the border. While other immigrant populations are also underinsured and under-treated --most notably Asians -- the Hispanic problem is by the far the most significant because of the shear numbers and the structural poverty which create stagnant population pools too large to ignore.
By allowing this problem to continue, we face the more direct health threat of the Mexican migrant worker population becoming a breeding ground for infectious diseases that can spread quickly into the general population. While humanitarian reasons alone should call for our involvement in solving this problem, we should be aware that the problem is an economic one as well. The Mexican workers, especially since the passage of NAFTA, have become an intergral part of the U.S. workforce in that they are performing low paying work that simply would not get done if farmers were totally dependent on U.S. workers. In addition, medical resources are being used up to meet the crisis, but not in an especially efficient manner.
While it is a temptation to dismiss this problem as a Mexican one and leave solutions up to the Mexican government, we must recognize that the Mexican government is not going to respond to this crisis, as they simply don't have the resources to deal with medical issues within their own borders, let alone those occurring in what they view as the wealthy United States.
The problem is especially acute in Texas along the border towns this side of the Rio Grande and in California where much of that state's economy has always been dependent on crops harvested by migrant workers. According to one health official working along the Rio Grande,
There really are massive problems down here, mainly because the area is very economically disadvantaged...There is a lot of disease, but the average income in the Rio Grande Valley is half that of the rest of the United States whereas the health costs are the same. So we've got half the money to pay for the same thing that everybody else does." (Pinkerton)
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