President Biden on Thursday gave illegal immigrant Dreamers in the DACA program access to Obamacare, saying they deserved the same right to health care as Americans.
The move opens access to Medicaid, for those whose incomes qualify, and to buying insurance on Obamacare’s exchanges.
Nearly 700,000 illegal immigrants are protected by DACA, meaning they are not to be deported. In reality, few were in danger of deportation anyway. The real benefit to DACA is a work permit and access to some benefits such as tax credits and housing assistance.In the meantime, he said, granting them access to Obamacare will help them deepen their roots here.
A 2018 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation said roughly 40% of DACA recipients lacked health insurance coverage. That was slightly better than the broader illegal immigrant population.Those here under the program are still considered illegal immigrants without lawful status, though they do have lawful presence.
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