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House Immigration Reform measure includes Medicaid restoration for U.S. residents present under COFA

10/22/2013

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Mahalo nui to Representative Colleen Hanabusa and Representative Tulsi Gabbard for their efforts in including healthcare restoration for U.S. residents present under the Compacts of Free Association, in a comprehensive immigration reform measure introduced in the House. Modeled after Senator Hirono's similar provision in the Senate immigration reform measure, S.744.  This is the second House vehicle after H.R. 912 that would restore Medicaid for our COFA community members; with all of the attention focused on comprehensive immigration reform, this may be our best shot yet at closing a federal oversight that has taken its toll on too many lives.

Members of COFACAN (the Compact of Free Association Community Advocacy Network) have been hard at work advocating for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform measures, that would also ensure the restoration of Medicaid for COFA citizens residing in the U.S. (see picture, left).  With the help of the Hawai'i Coalition for Immigration Reform, hundreds of postcards have already been collected and sent to House speaker John Boehner, to encourage him to hear a comprehensive immigration reform measure.  Letters to the editor, coordination with advocates on the U.S. continent, and continued communication with our Congressional delegates will all help get this job done -- but we need your help!

If you would like to learn about and participate in similar activities to address the PRWORA problem facing our community members present under the Compacts, please sign up for action alerts and other news via our home page.



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