The United States will allow some undocumented immigrants brought to the country as young children to access federal health insurance programmes, President Joe Biden’s administration has announced, in a move that was welcomed as “long overdue”.In a statement on Thursday, the Biden administration said people enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme would be able to apply for Medicaid, a health insurance programme for low-income earners in the US.DACA recipients, also referred to as “Dreamers”, would be able to access other services under the Affordable Care Act, as well.
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