Beyond welfare reform: reframing undocumented immigrants' entitlement to health care in the United States, a critical review.

摘要: This article addresses the main scholarly frames that supported deservingness of unauthorized immigrants to health benefits in United States (U.S.) following passage Personal Responsibility Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), known as Welfare Reform bill, 1996. Based on a critical literature review, conducted between January 1997 and March 2011, this begins with an analysis public rhetorics endorsed immigrants' inclusion into U.S. safety net. In vein, "cost-saving" "the effortful immigrant" underscore contributions society vis-a-vis their low utilization services. These are complemented by "surveillance" account claims protect American from communicable diseases. A "maternalistic" frame is also discussed tool safeguard families, particularly immigrant mothers, roles bearers caretakers American-born children. The analyses "chilling" "injustice" then introduced major anthropological formulation counter-mainstream discourses selective care system. First, "chilling effect," defined voluntary withdrawal benefits, examined light internalized feelings undeservingness. Second, narrative highlights both limitations social justice paradigm, which advocated for restoration government elderly refugees after PRWORA. By analyzing contradictions among all these diverse frames, paper finally reflects conceptual challenges faced medical anthropology, sciences at large, advancing equity human rights paradigms.