HEALTH CARE BATTLES - State Eligibility Requirements

These so-called job requirements are based on the old lie that 'poor people are poor because they are just lazy.'

"Why federal judge turned down work requirements for Medicaid in two states" PBS NewsHour 3/29/2019

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SUMMARY:  This week saw President Trump resurface the political debate over health care, as he declared his intention to repeal the Affordable Care Act.  At the same time, a federal judge blocked work requirements the administration had tried to implement on Medicaid benefits in two states.  Amna Nawaz reports and talks to The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell about health care policy and legal challenges.

IMMIGRATION - Family Separation Numerical Error?!

"Report: Number of families separated at the border unknown due to bad bookkeeping" PBS NewsHour 1/17/2019

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SUMMARY:  The Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services paints the most detailed picture to date of the Trump administration's actions to separate immigrant families at the southern border.  The report found that the government was separating children long before it announced its policy; thousands more may have been separated than previously reported.  Amna Nawaz joins Judy Woodruff.

IMMIGRATION - Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy and Children

aka "In the Service of Satin"

NOTE:  This is a change in Policy, NOT a Democrat's law.  Prior policy was to allow immigrants seeking asylum to be allowed entry to await a hearing, which meant children were not separated from parents.

"What is life like for detained migrant children?  An inside look at a government shelter" PBS NewsHour 6/15/2018

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SUMMARY:  Nearly 2,000 children were separated from their families after illegally crossing the border in April and May, according the Department of Homeland Security.  In Southern California, one of the more than hundred facilities that houses unaccompanied migrant children opened its doors to the media on Friday.  Amna Nawaz talks with Jean Guerrero of KPBS about what she saw there.