Live Breaking News & Updates on Arizona Republic Beatriz Gutierrez

As COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, undocumented immigrants fear retribution for seeking dose
Marco della Cava, Daniel Gonzalez and Rebecca Plevin, USA TODAY
COVID-19 vaccine distribution begins in United States
Replay Video
UP NEXT
As the COVID-19 vaccine makes its way throughout the United States, immigration activists and lawmakers are rallying to ensure that the 11 million undocumented immigrants at the heart of the nation s food production and service industry sectors are not left out.
Experts say it is unlikely that health officials will discriminate against undocumented Americans. But after years of isolationist and punitive immigration policies from the Trump administration, many immigrants whose physical and fiscal health has, along with many people of color, been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic   might be unwilling to come forward and get vaccinated.  ....

United States , New York , University Of Southern California , Donald Trump , Walter Murillo , Sulma Arias , Ira Mehlman , Beatriz Gutierrez , John Moore , Los Angeles , Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia , Don Kerwin , Tara Mccollum Plese , Andrew Cuomo , Mike Pence , Alex Azar , Tiffany Tate , Omar Ornelas , Thomas Hawthorne , Diana Tellefson Torres , Our Lady , Christopher Chike Amadi , Orville Thomas , Cara Christ , Maryland Partnership For Prevention , Arizona Department Of Health Services ,