Tom Ramstack - AHN News Correspondent
Guanajuato, Mexico (AHN) - Mexican illegal immigrants in the United States face a higher risk of illness and death from limited access to health care, according to a new study announced this week by Mexico’s health ministry. Lack of adequate health care is likely to get worse for them as 26 American states consider legislation to crack down on illegal immigration, according to Mexican health officials.


The Mexicans also endure higher rates of drug addiction, HIV/AIDS and mental health problems when they move to the United States.

“While in Mexico addictions average 0.9 percent of the population, among Mexican migrants in the United States addictions affect 6.2 percent of members of that community, which is six times more than what is found in Mexico,â€