Shifts in politics (2016 U.S. Presidential Election), policies (Executive Orders, American Healthcare Act), and society (racism, xenophobia, hate crimes) may affect health mediated by stress levels. Hair cortisol ("the stress hormone") is an unbiased, retroactive, and non-invasive biomarker that will allow us to look back at the stress experienced by refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented immigrants, and minorities going all the way back to before inauguration day.