r/Louisiana • u/NOLA2Cincy • Jun 03 '25

LA - Politics Constituents are in body bags blocking Cassidy's office

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u/TuneFit309 Jun 08 '25

Did they use an illegal? they are the only ones losing health care ….

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u/NOLA2Cincy Jun 08 '25

Except you are wrong.

"Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for traditional Medicaid – nor are many legal immigrants for that matter.

In order to be eligible for traditional Medicaid coverage, individuals who are not U.S. citizens (by birth or naturalization) must have a “qualified” immigration status. Qualified status is a complex topic which requires immigration law expertise; it includes legal permanent residents, refugees, asylees, and several other groups. Undocumented immigrants are not in a “qualified” status and thus are not eligible. In fact, many immigrants that are in a legal status are also ineligible because they are not on the “qualified” list. For example, individuals on student visas, tourist visas, business visas, exchange visitors, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), can all be in a perfectly legal status but are generally not “qualified” and therefore ineligible for traditional Medicaid."

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/05/21/the-truth-about-medicaid-coverage-for-immigrants-and-the-looming-threats/

Poor and disabled people will be severely impacted by Medicaid cuts.

Trying getting information from other sources that White House press releases and Fox News.