Apr
27
In a move that brought together an unusual group of allies, Nebraska’s Republican-controlled legislature recently upheld a bill that allows undocumented pregnant women to access state-funded prenatal care, overriding a veto by Republican Governor Dave Heineman. Nebraska Right to Life, Nebraska Catholic Conference, Planned Parenthood, and Nebraska Appleseed actually came together to support LB599, a …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/04/27/nebraska-upholds-bill-that-provides-prenatal-care-to-undocumented-women/
Feb
14
The U.S. population is rapidly growing older, which is having a dramatic impact on the U.S. labor force. The far-reaching effects of this demographic transformation are very much apparent in the projections released in January by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). As explained by Rakesh Kochhar of the Pew Hispanic Center, the BLS numbers …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/14/retiring-baby-boom-generation-will-rely-on-immigrant-hispanic-workforce/
Mar
17
While Americans are justifiably worried about high unemployment levels and the “jobless recovery,” Reps. Lamar Smith, Steve King, and Elton Gallegly are attempting to use America’s concerns as an opportunity to pass more restrictive immigration policies. In fact, immigration restrictionists across the country have taken advantage of the poor economy to push their anti-immigrant agenda. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/03/17/foreign-born-to-help-fill-gap-in-us-doctors/
Jan
06
Do not be misled by recent events. U.S. Senator and possible immigration reform bill co-sponsor Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is no liberal. Lately, Sen. Graham has drawn the ire of county Republican parties in South Carolina by voting for the White House’s bank bailout plan as well as Democrat-sponsored climate change legislation. These votes resulted in …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/06/senator-graham-is-further-evidence-that-immigration-reform-is-a-bipartisan-effort/
Jan
05
Updated: 01/06/10 As Congress continues to broker the specifics of health care legislation, some reports cite key Democrats as allegedly holding out their support of the bill contingent on a solid White House promise that a comprehensive immigration reform bill will be addressed this year—a reform bill that would provide health care coverage options to …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/05/connecting-the-dots-between-immigration-and-health-care-reform/
Dec
11
For those of us who live and breathe immigration reform, it’s hard to remember that immigration isn’t everyone’s top priority. Not surprisingly, public opinion polls and headlines constantly remind us that health care and the economy consistently top the concerns of the general public. Even among Latino voters, a new study shows that health care …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/12/11/public-opinion-polls-and-the-future-of-immigration-reform/
Nov
10
Late on Saturday night the House passed its health care reform bill and put the ball back in the Senate’s court. The goal is to make health care more affordable and more accessible for millions of Americans. Once again, immigration became a major obstacle to the bill’s passage as immigration restrictionists and others pushed for …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/11/10/house-health-care-bill-a-mixed-bag-for-immigrants/
Oct
08
Last week, the Senate Finance Committee completed its mark up of its health care reform bill. Amendments that would have further restricted legal immigrants’ access to health care and imposed burdensome new verification requirements on everyone failed in the committee. Now both the Senate and the House have their work cut out for them as …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/10/08/report-details-dangers-of-denying-health-care-coverage-to-legal-immigrants/
Sep
30
Photo by interplast. Yesterday, the Sun Sentinel reported on what health experts have been saying throughout the factious health care debate: excluding immigrants from health care reform could jeopardize public health and leave costly gaps in insurance coverage. Health experts agree that preventative care, rather than costly emergency room visits—which cost, on average, about $1000 …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/09/30/health-care-experts-agree-including-immigrants-in-health-care-reform-saves-taxpayers-money/
Sep
25
As the Senate finance committee began mark up of their health care bill, immigration advocates went to work ensuring that legal immigrants are included in reform without unfair waiting periods and debated the inclusion of onerous verification systems in the health care system—which makes the eligibility process more complicated and even puts U.S. citizens, who …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/09/25/the-immigration-policy-center%e2%80%99s-weekly-news-roundup/
Immigration Impact is a project of the American Immigration Council.
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