A migrant woman and two boys, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, walk behind concertina wire on a beach in San Diego County after crossing illegally from Mexico to the U.S, photographed through a border wall from Tijuana, Mexico, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
(Reuters) - Migrants tend to be healthier than the residents of wealthy countries they travel to, such as the United States, and often help fight diseases by becoming healthcare workers in those nations, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Populist arguments that migrants pose a health risk and a burden to health systems are myths used to drive anti-immigrant sentiment, the report published by University College London and the Lancet medical journal concluded. https://bit.ly/2ASQyqF
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