Obama Immigration Reform 2015: Illegal Immigrants In US Won’t Get Free Healthcare Under Obamacare, Says President

U.S. President Barack Obama touched on immigration reform on Wednesday while discussing the progress of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, in Nashville, according to WDTN. When asked about a course to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, the president reiterated that the healthcare law does not make coverage available to people who are in the U.S. illegally, Obama said during a private event at Taylor Stratton Elementary School – his third visit in 18 months to a Nashville public school.
It was a point Obama has made before when faced with questions of whether the president’s healthcare law would mean millions of undocumented immigrants would suddenly get free healthcare through Obamacare. Under the law, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federal coverage, including Medicare and nonemergency Medicaid, however they could access emergency care under federal law. They also cannot purchase private health insurance through state insurance exchanges, according to the National Immigration Law Center.
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