Rep. Chu Commends President for Providing DACA Recipients Access to Quality Health Care

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, President Biden announced that the Biden-Harris Administration was removing the prohibition on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients' eligibility for health care coverage in the Affordable Care Act exchanges. This is projected to help more than 100,000 young people obtain coverage, with beneficiaries able to apply for coverage on healthcare.gov starting November 1.

Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement:

"DACA recipients are Americans through and through-serving their communities, opening businesses, and raising American families. Since President Obama's creation of the DACA program in 2012, young people brought to this country by family have had the ability to obtain work permits, generate wealth for themselves and their community, and pay taxes that go toward the services we all benefit from. Today's announcement by President Biden builds on the program-finally providing DACA recipients the life-changing opportunity to purchase health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Everyone deserves the security that comes with health care coverage and the ability to see a doctor for treatment, and I'm so thrilled that more than 100,000 DACA recipients will soon have access to that coverage. However, true security for DACA recipients and all DREAMers will only come when Congress comes together to pass comprehensive immigration reform that provides them with a pathway to citizenship. I commend the Biden-Harris administration for taking this important step forward for our immigrant communities and look forward to continuing our work together to provide a permanent pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients nationwide."