Tell Congress: Treat Legal Immigrants Fairly In Healthcare Reform
First our political leaders said health care reform would cover everyone. Now we hear that Congress is considering barring LEGAL immigrants from health reforms that would enable low and moderate income families to secure affordable coverage.
As the House of Representatives moves to finalize its health reform legislation this week, immigrants continue to be left out. As it stands now, most recent legal immigrants are forced to wait 5 years to use Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP, even though they pay the same taxes as citizens to support these programs.
Your voice is needed to urge the House of Representatives to act right now to give immigrants a fair opportunity for affordable health insurance.
Click here to take action.
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Mary Acosta Baldwin park, CA @ 11:42AM PT Nov 13
They pay the same taxes as citizens, it's only fair to include legal immigrants!
Alisha Nickols Stockton, CA @ 05:32PM PT Oct 31
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