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Accumulated Impacts of Migration, Long Term Social and Economic Marginalization

If we consider the intersection of an immigrant retirees’ individual positions (i.e. gender, language, education, employment, and ethno-cultural identity) with systemic forces (i.e. the economy, labour market, education system, immigration and settlement policy, pension policy) and how these play out over the various periods in someone’s life, we can begin to see the accumulated impacts of shifts brought about by migration.

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A recent Wellesley Institute report (Um and Lightman 2017) explores the intersections of seniors’ health, immigration experience, language, and racialization. They found that established social determinants of health such as income, access to health services, sense of belonging, employment, and education were all areas were immigrant seniors were disadvantaged due to intersecting factors of systemic barriers and discrimination related to language and racialization.

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A recent Wellesley Institute report (Um and Lightman 2017) explores the intersections of seniors’ health, immigration experience, language, and racialization. They found that established social determinants of health such as income, access to health services, sense of belonging, employment, and education were all areas were immigrant seniors were disadvantaged due to intersecting factors of systemic barriers and discrimination related to language and racialization.

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