Commentary: Immigrants, including some of the El Paso shooting victims, already have less access to health care, and new rules will worsen the situation
by Alex Gertner and Paul Shafer, Los Angeles Times
Aug 27, 2019
2 minutes
The survivors and families who lost loved ones in the El Paso shooting have a difficult road ahead as they deal with grief, trauma and lasting physical injuries. These challenges are likely to be compounded by another issue for some of the victims: newly strengthened policies that limit public health care benefits for immigrants.
The suspected shooter in El Paso was allegedly targeting Latino immigrants, and several of those
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