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Massachusetts exclusion of thousands of legal immigrants from state-subsidized health coverage is unconstitutional and should be struck down by the courts, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by several of the affected immigrants.
You cant violate peoples constitutional rights just because you dont have the funds, said Matt Selig, executive director of Health Law Advocates, a Boston-based public interest law firm that is assisting the immigrants in the suit.
Last year, about 26,000 immigrants lost their coverage after lawmakers eliminated $130 million in funding to help balance the states budget.
Immigrants sue state over exclusion from health care - The Boston Globe
Do legal immigrants have all the same rights and entitlements as citizens? And if so, can we assume that they will all be eligible for Obamacare? Should they be?