Association of Maternal Citizenship and State-Level Immigrant Policies With Health Insurance Coverage Among US-Born Latino Youths

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Latino youths comprise nearly a quarter of all youths in the US,1 and approximately 94% of Latino youths were born in the US.2 Although Latino youths account for the largest ethnic minority group among youths in the US,1 health insurance coverage is lower among Latino youths (92%) than among non-Latino White (96%), African American (95%), and Asian (95%) youths.3 Parental immigration and citizenship status have been associated with insurance coverage for Latino youths.4-6 Latino youths whose parents are citizens have higher rates of health insurance coverage compared with Latino youths whose parents are mixed status,7 noncitizen,8,9 or non-US born.10,11 Even among youths whose immigrant parents have health insurance coverage, youths with noncitizen parents are more likely to be uninsured.7,8,12

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