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Spent my morning with some of the most inspiring young adults I’ve met in a while. They work hard every day to support themselves, their families, their relatives abroad, and pay their way through school. And yes, they are undocumented.
Rather than spending time with their friends... or studying for their next test, their days are consumed by the fears and anxieties of what tomorrow will look like.
They’re scared they will get sick and not be able to afford their doctor. They will get a cavity and not be able to get a filling. They will get hurt while they are out in the fields. Or that selling bracelets on the street will not be enough to help their parents stay afloat.
Every day they’re faced with the choice of compromising their health to take care of their bills. That’s just not right. That’s why we’re proposing to expand health coverage to all low-income undocumented Californians up to age 26. Healthcare should be a basic human right.
