The current democratic government has proposed strengthening some initiatives in favor of illegal immigrants in the United States. Some of the new measures will come into force this month, i.e. in April 2023.
Since his arrival in the White House, the current president has called for the approval of comprehensive immigration reform. However, Congress did not agree.
On the same day as his inauguration as president, on January 20, 2021, Biden formally asked Congress to begin a legislative process to overhaul the country’s immigration system. In his final State of the Union address, he insisted that at least “Dreamers” be allowed to become American citizens.
However, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives strongly disagreed. Which is why the President has ordered some small changes in the right direction.
President Joe Biden’s plan depends on amending some of the existing regulations. Essentially, defining what counts as “legal presence” in the United States, in order to then allow undocumented immigrants access to certain benefits and assistance.
More than half a million illegal immigrants will benefit from Biden’s next measure
Biden, on Thursday unveiled a plan that would initially favor about 590,000 illegal immigrants, according to USCIS statistics. USCIS.
What the current Democratic administration is looking for is that illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children, whom many define as dreamers or dreamers, have access to medical plans.
According to what was published by the Spanish agency EFE, based on the data provided by the White House, these provisions are expected to enter into force at the end of this month.
The initiative will give these undocumented immigrants access to decent medical coverage, and benefit from the program Medicaid For people with low financial capabilities.
Likewise, it will enable them to enjoy the resources and aid created in 2010 under the Barack Obama government. In particular those of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) popularly known as Obamacare.
Who can benefit from this assistance programme?
Specifically, undocumented immigrants who have benefited from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACP) will benefit from:Dhaka). As we will remember, this initiative implemented in 2012 sought to prevent deportation to their home countries and considered the possibility of them working and living in the United States.
However, those receiving DACA, as of now, do not have access to Medicaid or Obamacare because they do not meet the technical requirements for “legal presence” in the United States due to legislative terminology.
This is why the new initiative will seek to change what is understood under this definition. Going forward, the United States Department of Health is introducing a rule to change the definition of “legal presence.” In other words, permission to reside temporarily in the United States based on DACA will henceforth be understood as “legal.” What would allow undocumented access to Medicaid and Obamacare.
In 2018, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF for short) calculated that four out of ten DACA-registered illegal immigrants (equivalent to 39%) had no health insurance. However, there is no clear figure for the number of illegal immigrants who do not have health services.
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