Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants Sparks Debate
The debate over health care reform legislation in Congress has heated up over questions of whether to permit undocumented immigrants to purchase coverage through new health insurance exchanges or receive other benefits. Columnist Dan Walters writes that the issue would have "multibillion-dollar effects" on California's budget, while Roger Mahony, cardinal archbishop of Los Angeles, argues that "[i]t makes no sense to deny" undocumented immigrants access to health care services.
- "Dan Walters: Immigration Debate Linked to Health Care" (Walters, Sacramento Bee, 12/7).
- "Coverage Without Borders" (Mahony, New York Times, 12/8).