State Senator Urges Undocumented Parents to Sign Kids Up for Health Care

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Teresa Lopez, shown with one her her U.S.-born children, also said she hopes to enroll her Mexico-born daughter, age 15, into the new Health for All Kids Program. Photo courtesy of Jesse Melgar

By Viji Sundaram, New America Media

Kicking off his statewide tour to promote California’s Health for All Kids program, the new law’s author, State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens (Los Angeles County), said undocumented parents should set their fears aside and enroll their children in the program. The legislation would expand the state’s health insurance program for low-income people.

“There’s a misconception among immigrants” that asking for government help could land them in trouble, Lara said.  He made this observation during a May 12 media presentation at San Francisco’s Mission Neighborhood Health Center.

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