TY - JOUR AB - Undocumented immigrants represent a particularly vulnerable group within the migrant community. Approximately 1.9 to 3.8 million undocumented persons were estimated to be staying within the European Union in 2008. Since 2002, the number of unauthorized people within the Union has been declining due to the expansion of EU borders, increased border enforcement as well as changes regarding laws and regulations within the European countries (Morehouse/Blomfield 2011, 6). There is a general lack of knowledge regarding the specific health problems of undocumented migrants and their strategies for dealing with these problems. Their access to health care is influenced by a variety of factors, ranging from formal barriers (legislation and economic barriers such as low income), to informal barriers like lack of knowledge about the health and care system of the country they are staying in, as well as access to said system. Illegal immigrants often fear being reported to the police or immigration office by health workers. Illegal children are one of the most disadvantaged groups when it comes to irregular migration as they are in a position of triple vulnerability: being children; being migrants; and being undocumented migrants. Although their right to access to healthcare is protected by international and European law, on a national level the access varies depending on country and types of access. In Sweden, undocumented people under the age of 18 are entitled to full care including regular comprehensive dental care. Furthermore, all children between 6 and 18 years old are legally entitled to attend school, even if undocumented children are not subject to compulsory school attendance. In contrast to Sweden, Austria has no specific regulation regarding the legislation for health care of undocumented migrants. However, public hospitals are advised to give medical assistance to anyone in case of an emergency (Karl-Trummer et al. 2009, 4). AU - Potkanski, Monika DO - 10.7396/2014_1_F ET - 5/2014 KW - Immigration Gesundheitsversorgung Schweden Österreich L1 - http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_SIAK/4/2/1/2014/ausgabe_1/files/Potkanski_1_2014.pdf LA - eng IS - 1 PY - 2014 SN - 1813-3495 SP - 54-61 ST - Undocumented immigrants: Health needs in Sweden and Austria T2 - SIAK-Journal − Zeitschrift für Polizeiwissenschaft und polizeiliche Praxis TI - Undocumented immigrants: Health needs in Sweden and Austria UR - http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_SIAK/4/2/1/2014/ausgabe_1/files/Potkanski_1_2014.pdf VL - 11 ID - 465 ER -