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Lawmakers: Allow Medical Insurance for Undocumented Immigrants

HeadlineOct 01, 2009

Back in the United States, a group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for expanding medical coverage to undocumented immigrants under healthcare reform. In a letter to Democratic leaders, twenty-two Congress members say they oppose plans to bar undocumented immigrants from purchasing insurance. The letter says, “It is not rational to exclude individuals who are willing and able to share in the responsibility of paying into the system.”

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