TUCSON, Ariz. –  Today, the Biden administration expanded affordable, quality health care coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) released the following statement:

“President Biden’s additional actions to expand health coverage for DACA recipients mark significant progress. His administration has opened more opportunities for tens of thousands of young people to improve their lives through access to affordable health care. I’ve long urged for these reforms in Congress and for past administrations to act, and President Biden has delivered. Illness does not discriminate on the basis of documentation or legal status. Access to timely health care is advantageous for those families and our communities as a whole.”

“Las acciones adicionales del presidente Biden para ampliar la cobertura médica para los beneficiarios de DACA son un progreso significativo. Su administración ha abierto más oportunidades para que decenas de miles de jóvenes mejoren sus vidas mediante el acceso a atención médica asequible. Durante mucho tiempo he instado que se realicen estas reformas en el Congreso y que las administraciones anteriores actúen.  El presidente Biden ha cumplido. La enfermedad no discrimina por documentación o estatus legal. El acceso a atención médica oportuna es ventajoso para esas familias y para nuestras comunidades en su conjunto.”