Abstract
A polycrisis of climate and non-climate related shocks and stresses are straining U.S. health systems and affecting mental health. In contrast to negative rhetoric surrounding immigrants and immigration, immigrants make contributions that are fundamental to ensuring health system resilience. As in many other countries, in the United States foreign born compensate for health care worker shortages; help subsidize health programs with their labor; and support response, recovery, and rebuilding following disaster. However, immigrants are often trapped in political inflammatory narratives and public’s clashing sentiments. To harness the power of immigrants’ contributions in facilitating health system resilience, policies that help pair the pool of global talent with the needs of America’s public health systems are needed. This may require redressing harmful policies that reduce participation on the labor pool and crafting more humane policies that encourage migration. Doing so may result in a stronger health system better able to weather converging crises.
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