“…For example, early waves of Cuban migrants received refugee status and resettlement assistance, 18 whereas the majority of those fleeing civil wars in Central America were never granted refugee status, limiting their access to benefits. 30,33,34 For some Latino subgroups, such as Cubans and many Central and South Americans, unplanned or involuntary migration might refer more to political reasons for migration, or a combination of political and economic motivations, 18 whereas for other groups (e.g., Puerto Ricans or Mexicans), identifying migration as involuntary or unplanned might refer more to dire economic circumstances or family obligations that motivated migration. 32 We therefore hypothesized that circumstances of migration would be more strongly associated with poor health outcomes for Cubans and many other Latinos, given that many of these groups were motivated to migrate, at least in part, by political circumstances such as civil war or political persecution.…”