[1]Pramila Jayapal

John,

If we want to be a country that leads with compassion, love, and unity —
we need to start by removing harmful barriers to benefits for immigrants.

Pramila's Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration
Act (LIFT the BAR Act) will finally eliminate the arbitrary and cruel
five-year waiting period for access to critical resources like Medicaid,
the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and much more.

[ [link removed] ]If you stand with Pramila and believe we must treat immigrants with the
respect they deserve, please add your name in support of the LIFT the BAR
Act today.

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As an immigrant who came to this country alone at 16, Pramila knows the
importance of passing this bill to finally eliminate xenophobic, and
unreasonable barriers to health care, food assistance, and other life
changing benefits. Immigrants and families should not have to wait to
access basic, life-saving services.

In 1996, Congress passed restrictive legislation that created an arbitrary
five-year waiting period for immigrants with lawful status to access
crucial benefits and services. During this time, immigrants are
significantly more likely to be uninsured, placing them at higher risk for
adverse health and financial consequences.

To put this into numbers, in 2024, non-elderly immigrants will account for
an estimated 8 percent of the population. Yet they will have made up
nearly 31 percent of the non-elderly uninsured population.

Every year, this arbitrary barrier denies millions of families, especially
families of color, the basics that every family should have. All of us,
regardless of our immigration status should have this access. [ [link removed] ]If you
stand with Pramila and our movement, please add your name to support the
LIFT the BAR Act and work to finally end this 25 year reign of injustice
towards immigrants.

Together,

Pramila Jayapal HQ


 


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