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In reply to the discussion: Should undocumented immigrants be allowed to receive medicaid benefits? [View all]
Quiet Em
(2,120 posts)17. Is this the latest Republican red herring?
Undocumented immigrants cannot enroll in Medicaid. Federal law prohibits it.
Some States, my State of NY for instance, do offer State funded benefits for some undocumented immigrants, prengant, children, over 65.
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Should undocumented immigrants be allowed to receive medicaid benefits? [View all]
milestogo
Apr 2025
OP
If people are legally working with work permits, doesn't that mean they are documented ?
MichMan
Apr 2025
#34
If you entered another country without permission, would you expect that country to provide you with free medical care?
NH Ethylene
Apr 2025
#22
As someone who entered a country to work and then that permission disappeared for a time, and who then needed and
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2025
#38
The plan to cut Medicaid involves cutting undocumented immigrants from the program.
milestogo
Apr 2025
#7
"Illegal" immigrants is a maga/Republican tell, usually tipping how the writer/speaker feels about them.
elocs
Apr 2025
#9
Also, most of them have applied for their documents but our process is glacial
travelingthrulife
Apr 2025
#11
Yes. Common human decency demands us to care for our brothers and sisters when they are in need.
Ping Tung
Apr 2025
#12
If someone is legally allowed to work, doesn't that make them documented by definition?
MichMan
Apr 2025
#32
They've done a lot of this. Many people believe that undocumented immigrants are getting welfare and
NH Ethylene
Apr 2025
#23
We must first ensure every American has access to affordable healthcare.
J_William_Ryan
Apr 2025
#30
if our red state farmers and ranchers hire them they should pay, not taxpayers.
GreenWave
Apr 2025
#31
Many of us who voted "No" mainly did so because we are thinking of future elections
Polybius
Apr 2025
#43
I say yes because those benefits are funding our hospitals. If an undocumented person goes to the ER
Vinca
Apr 2025
#36
no we should put them in the lobby of a hospital and let them die. Gezzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Srkdqltr
Apr 2025
#51
Right? Do people get that they won't have access to lifesaving care for themselves or their children?
Scrivener7
Apr 2025
#53
One, you have to apply for, and be eligible for, Medicaid. If they are eligible, yes.
58Sunliner
Apr 2025
#56
Most of them are here to work, hence, they pay taxes. Why shouldn't they be eligible for Medicaid?
Diamond_Dog
Apr 2025
#57