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15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
Read full article: 15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverageFifteen states have sued the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance.
Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year
Read full article: Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next yearRoughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year.
No longer young, ‘dreamers’ uneasily watch a legal challenge
Read full article: No longer young, ‘dreamers’ uneasily watch a legal challenge‘Dreamers,' long a symbol of immigrant youth, are increasingly easing into middle age as eligibility requirements have been frozen since 2012, when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was introduced.
Biden pledges appeal of ‘deeply disappointing’ DACA ruling
Read full article: Biden pledges appeal of ‘deeply disappointing’ DACA rulingPresident Joe Biden says the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that's protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
House passes immigration bills for farm workers, 'Dreamers'
Read full article: House passes immigration bills for farm workers, 'Dreamers'They then voted 247-174 for a second measure creating similar protections for 1 million farm workers who have worked in the U.S. illegally. While “Dreamers” win wide public support and migrant farm workers are a backbone of the agriculture industry, both House bills face gloomy prospects in the evenly split Senate. Nine House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for the “Dreamers” measure, but 30 GOP lawmakers backed the farm workers bill, giving it a more bipartisan hue. We don't know what their intentions are,” Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., said of immigrant farm workers who might seek legal status. AdMaine Rep. Jared Golden's vote against the farm workers measure made him the only Democrat to oppose either bill.
Divided House passes bill to help Dreamer immigrants get citizenship
Read full article: Divided House passes bill to help Dreamer immigrants get citizenshipNine House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for the Dreamers measure but 30 GOP lawmakers backed the farm workers bill, giving it a more bipartisan hue. “These immigrant communities strengthen, enrich and ennoble our nation, and they must be allowed to stay.”Neither House measure would directly affect those trying to enter from Mexico. AdMaine Rep. Jared Golden's vote against the farm workers measure made him the only Democrat to oppose either bill. The Dreamer bill would grant conditional legal status for 10 years to many immigrants up to age 18 who were brought into the U.S. illegally before this year. The other bill would let immigrant farm workers who've worked in the country illegally over the past two years get certified agriculture worker status.