On Tuesday, November 3, to mark the first anniversary of the historic election of President Barack Obama, progressive Chicago leaders gathered at Spertus Institute and later in Grant Park to support Change worth fighting for. Read more…
New health care legislation that is moving through Congress will, if approved, be a welcome relief to most low-income uninsured Americans, but not immigrant communities.
An Oct. 5 report published by the Migration Policy Institute emphasizes two key flaws in the proposed reforms: the restriction of health care access to legal immigrants and the use of health care debates as a vehicle to screen out undocumented immigrants. Read more…
The House of Representatives is working on the final health care reform bill that currently excludes legal immigrants from Medicaid health care services for 5 years. Tell Speaker Pelosi... Read more…