A new federal policy now requires proof of citizenship for babies born to illegal immigrants in order for them to receive health insurance coverage. What?!! Is it not bad enough that, according to a report from the Campaign for Children’s Health Care, 9 million children in the United States have no health insurance?
Under the new policy, an application must be filed for the child, and the parents must provide documents to prove the child’s citizenship…
Obtaining a birth certificate can take weeks in some states, doctors said. Moreover, they said, illegal immigrant parents may be reluctant to go to a state welfare office to file applications because they fear contact with government agencies that could report their presence to immigration authorities…
Doctors and hospitals denounced the policy change and denied that it was required by the new law. Dr. Jay E. Berkelhamer, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said the policy “punishes babies who, according to the Constitution, are citizens because they were born here.”
We live in one of the richest, most powerful country in the world, and this is how we treat our children. It’s sad. It makes me angry.
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