DACA Health Benefits; Census Controversy

TUESDAY, MAY 14
PROGRAM #10373 12:00 PM PT

Immigration Edition. DACA immigrants are gaining access to subsidized health care through Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace under a new HHS rule. What should Dreamers know about this new benefit? An expert explains the details. On other news, the Republican-controlled House passed a bill to add a citizenship question to the 2030 census, excluding millions of noncitizens from the count. What’s the meaning and the future of this effort? Finally, prominent congressional leaders raised the pressure on President Biden urging him to take executive action to protect long-term undocumented immigrants, including spouses of US citizens and family caregivers.

Guests: Diana Pliego, Federal Advocacy Strategist, National Immigration Law Center-NILC, Washington, DC; Mario Beovides, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, NALEO Education Fund, Washington, DC; Sam Sanchez, Owner, Third Coast Hospitality, also Member, National Restaurant Association Board of Directors and former Chairman, Illinois Restaurant Association, Chicago, IL.

Foto: Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association via Flickr

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