Posts Tagged as "DREAMers and Medi-Cal"

California farmworkers struggle for coverage despite frontline status

October 11, 2023 / By
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Despite being regarded as frontline workers, California farmworkers are significantly less likely to have health insurance coverage than the general population as they’re ineligible for most of the State’s safety-net services.

Barred from Federal Programs, DREAMers May Qualify for Medi-Cal

June 21, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jun 17, 2013

OXNARD, Calif. – For years, DREAMer Rodrigo Perea, 18, lived under a threatening cloud of deportation.