The goal was to reduce healthcare costs by deporting people who did not have visas or were unsure of their immigration status. Agraharkar further argued that expulsion of patients is only a derogation from the ban on rejection of patients as well as unavailability of healthcare resources. Blalock and Wolfe (2001) found that the reason for the increase in patient rejection is related to underfunding of the health care system. It was only after the law requiring all hospitals to provide medical assistance was passed that the incidence became greater. Additionally, hospitals that provide care to uninsured patients are often not reimbursed for their services. Thus, this trend of patient rejection greatly affects low-income/SES citizens. (2016) report that the link between SES and health is due to resource inequalities. (2016) detailed root cause theory as the overall underlying cause of many health inequities, such as patient dumping. This theory seeks to demonstrate the association between SES and health inequalities (patient dumping) over time and a lack of resources to protect and/or improve