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Migrants Tend to Be Healthier Than Local Residents, Says a Study

Migrants also help combat diseases by joining the healthcare services in the countries where they migrate to.

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A new study has found that people who migrate to wealthy countries such as the US tend to be healthier than the local residents and they also help combat diseases by joining the healthcare services in those countries.

The report, published by University College London and the Lancet medical journal, states that arguments which say that migrants are risky for the healthcare system of the country they are visiting are a myths used to propagate ‘anti-immigrant sentiment’.

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