“They work hard, have strong family values, don’t use welfare, are healthy, don’t drink, don’t smoke, etcetera — but for all that work ethic, they are very poorly rewarded. The harder Latinos work, the poorer they are, the less likely they are to have health insurance. They get punished for good behavior,” says Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management.