Unemployment Hazardous to Your Health?

According to a New York Times article posted on May 8, 2009, a researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed employment and health data from 8,125 individuals surveyed in 1999, 2001, and 2003 by the U.S. Panel of Income Dynamics. The report indicated that individuals who lost their job (at no fault of their own), were twice as likely to report developing illness such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart disease, compared to individuals who were continually employed.

Interestingly enough, these illness are also considering the leading causes of mortality among South Asian Americans. What does this mean for the South Asian Community? What does this mean for undocumented South Asian Americans?