Tag: Undocumented Immigrants
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California Budget Cuts Target Health Care For Immigrants
On Thursday, the governor announced that an expansion of Medi-Cal to undocumented seniors was no longer being considered, as the state looks to tighten its belt during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
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Why Immigrant Spouses Are Uniquely Vulnerable to Domestic Violence
By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Looking back to when her nightmare began at age 32, Mariel Cota said she never thought she would become a victim of domestic violence. “But the circumstances of me thinking that I could lose my son really and truly put me into this situation that I put…
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Lawmakers Drop Effort to Open Covered California to Immigrants Here Illegally
By Kenny Goldberg A legislative effort to allow people who are here illegally to buy Covered California health plans has been shelved. State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) removed a section from his bill (Senate Bill 4) that would have let those immigrants buy unsubsidized health insurance through California’s insurance exchange. An estimated 2.7 million…
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Survey: DACA Improving Lives of Young Immigrants on U.S.
By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview with UC San Diego assistant professor Tom Wong, immigration attorney Ginger Jacobs and former U.S. Attorney Peter Nunez. A new nationwide survey shows recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are getting better jobs, earning higher wages…
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Local Congressman Wants to Punish ‘Sanctuary Cities’
By Jean Guerrero San Diego County Rep. Duncan Hunter said he plans to introduce a bill to restrict funding to “sanctuary” cities that do not always cooperate with immigration authorities. The effort by Hunter, R-Alpine, follows the fatal shooting last week of Kathryn Steinle, 32, as she walked with her father at a popular San…