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Immigration

Oct. 11, 2012

Deferred status immigrants not covered by Obamacare

The Obama administration recently announced that immigrants who qualify for deferred status are not covered by Affordable Care Act. By Antonia Hernandez of the California Community Foundation


By Antonia Hernandez


My first reaction when I heard the news that the Obama administration had announced that undocumented students would be allowed to apply for deferred action and have their deportation suspended for two years was surprise and relief. After failing to fulfill his campaign promise to make immigration reform one of his top legislative priorities, President Barack Obama was finally taking a small temporary step towards alleviating the hardship fac...

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