Help Immigrants Receive Health Care

From the Asian American Justice Center:

Call Your Senators TODAY

Tell Them to Support Senator Menendez’s Amendment Allowing Legal Immigrants Access to Medicaid without Delay

Senator Menendez’s amendment would allow states to drop the five-year waiting period imposed on legal immigrants seeking enrollment in Medicaid. These taxpayers, including children, cannot wait five years for adequate health care.

Approximately 17 percent of our community lacks health insurance and more than 60 percent is foreign born. Menendez’s amendment would grant many of the newly-arrived, low-income members of OUR community access to quality, affordable care.
 
Your voice is vital to ensuring that the Senate passes this critical provision. Please help TODAY by calling the Capitol switchboard (202)224-3121 and asking for your senators’ offices. 

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