Immigrants are already pulling out of government programs that keep their families healthy for fear of retribution. And when they get sick, we all get sick.
A 30-year-old Nigerian woman who had been in the United States for five years on a work visa had to stop working when she was only eight weeks pregnant due to doctor's orders for bedrest. She had experienced five miscarriages already, and due to this high-risk pregnancy, she had to quit her job, despite being the primary income earner in her household. Even with her husband's income as a junior-level electrical engineer, it was difficult to make ends meet.
I understand the impact. I have seen parents choose to remove their children from programs that keep them housed and fed. As a result of this rule, we can expect serious health consequences for our communities and our country. Most recently, I saw two parents disenroll from federal support programs out of fear. One, a Yemeni refugee mother who is too scared to keep her 9-year-old U.S. citizen daughter on Medicaid, and the other, a 23-year-old legal permanent resident from Ecuador who is reluctant to keep her 4-year-old daughter enrolled in the Women, Infants and Children program.
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