Tax Paying, Undocumented Immigrants, Should be Able to Purchase Health Insurance
It is estimated that about 11.2 million Undocumented Immigrants live in the United States, about 728,000 of these individuals are Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients (Castaneda, R., 2016). Under the Affordable Care Act, these are individuals that can qualify for health insurance, but due to the Affordable Care Act, section 1312 (f) (c), undocumented immigrants are not allowed to purchase health insurance. According to section 1312 (f) (3):
“Access limited to lawful residents. If an individual is not, or is not reasonably expected to be for the entire period for which enrollment is sought, a citizen or national of the United States or an…