Biden’s New Gift To Illegals
What about Americans?
On Thursday, the Biden administration introduced a proposal to provide healthcare availability for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
According to The Hill, the strategy will allow DACA beneficiaries to qualify for Medicaid and sign up for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces.
Presently, DACA beneficiaries cannot avail themselves of these benefits because their immigration status doesn’t meet the existing criteria of “lawful presence,” which is necessary to register for Medicaid and the ObamaCare exchanges.
The Biden administration intends to revise the definition by the end of this month by preparing a new regulation through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“President Biden believes that DACA recipients strengthen our economy and enrich our workplaces, our schools and communities, and our country as a whole,” the White House explained.
“That’s why on his first day in office, he called on Congress to give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship and he has repeated that call every State of the Union address since. While Congress has failed to act, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken significant measures to protect Dreamers,” the White House added.
This initiative will represent a significant extension of the DACA program, which enables some Dreamers (immigrants who came to the US as minors) to reside and work lawfully in the country.
“Dreamers come from every corner of this planet, but the United States is their home. They are students, teachers, social workers, doctors, nurses, and more importantly, they are Americans,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra explained.
