Speaking to Las Vegas Hispanics, Reid Shows Latinos his Dedication to Immigration Reform
Nevada’s Sen. Harry Reid, who is in a tight race for re-election against a right-wing Republican, spoke to Hispanic activists yesterday at an event about immigration in Las Vegas. In response to a question about immigration policy, Reid opined that he doesn’t understand how any Hispanic voter could be a Republican, given the party’s support [...]
Will Healthcare Victory Help Immigration Reform for Nevadans?
Our readers know that we spent much of the last year covering the fight to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system and how that issue could affect one that is of import to Nevada’s immigrant community. Just prior to President Obama’s signing of the healthcare reform bills, his poll numbers and those of the Democratic Party [...]
With Healthcare Done, Immigrants Rally for Reform
Over two hundred people gathered on the steps of the federal building in Reno, Nevada on Sunday afternoon to ask their Congressional representatives to take a stand for comprehensive immigration reform and to call on the immigrant community to take action themselves to make changes to a broken, unjust system. Reform advocates also organized events [...]
Rep. Gutierrez Compromises on Health Care; Looks for Co-Operation on Immigration Reform
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat from Illinois, is among the core leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, an informal group that often acts as a bloc to promote the interests of Latinos in the United States. In the closing days of the healthcare reform effort, Gutierrez threatened to withhold his support of HCR–even though he [...]
Healthcare Fight Continues to Haunt Immigration Reform – But Legalization is in Sight
Congress has yet to make progress on passing immigration reform, and immigrants are getting fed up. As discussed in other blogs on comprehensive immigration reform, the Latino voters who handed Democrats the presidency and strong majorities through states like Nevada and California are among a growing crowd who want America’s broken immigration system to be [...]
Healthcare Update on the Fate of Illegal Aliens
Previous posts have given a lot of attention to the battle over reforming the nation’s healthcare system, since movement on comprehensive immigration reform is highly unlikely until the healthcare debate wraps up. In particular, we have focused on the issue of undocumented immigrants in a reformed healthcare system. Yesterday the Associated Press reported that, though [...]
Healthcare Part III: Movement on Illegal Aliens Issue
On November 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a narrow margin, its version of a healthcare overhaul bill. Of Nevada’s representatives, Reps. Berkley [D] and Titus [D] from Las Vegas voted in favor, while Rep. Heller [R], representing Reno and Northern Nevada, opposed the measure. As we reported in previous posts on our [...]
More Updates on Healthcare: Abortion and Illegals
An article in yesterday’s New York Times describes a fight in Congress over insurance coverage for abortions, and that battle is sure to arouse strong passions. States differ from one another and from federal policy when it comes to recognizing a woman’s reproductive rights. In Nevada, state law requires that birth control pills be treated [...]
EWIs, Legal Permanent Residents, and Healthcare
An estimated 65% of Nevada’s 170,000 illegal immigrants are uninsured, and in Clark County one in five people who use expensive emergency room care lacks insurance. As the debate over healthcare reform continues, Congressional Republicans want to prevent illegal aliens from having any healthcare coverage, even if they pay for it in full themselves. Additionally, [...]