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Immigrants arrive with significant ‘mental health’ issues

By Paul Bedard
Published November 20, 2018 4:48pm ET
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Immigrants arrive with significant ‘mental health’ issues
A Central American migrant, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, stands among the crowd wearing a mask, while waiting to get a ride on a truck, in Celaya, Mexico.

New legal and illegal immigrants to the United States are arriving with “post-migration stress,” according to several new public health studies just released.

Meanwhile others already in the United States have told researchers that President Trump’s election and focus on stopping illegal immigration have scared them away from going to authorities for welfare and mental health help.

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