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Trump Signs Order To Prevent Taxpayers From Subsidizing Health Care For Immigrants

Joseph Curl
Trump Signs Order To Prevent Taxpayers From Subsidizing Health Care For Immigrants
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President Trump on Friday signed a presidential proclamation that will prevent U.S. taxpayers from being forced to subsidize health care costs of legal immigrants, who will need to have their own insurance.

In the new rule, which goes into effect Nov. 3, most foreigners who apply for visas  will have to have their own employer-based health insurance or a non-subsidized private health insurance plan before they arrive. The rule does not apply to refugees or those seeking political asylum or nonimmigrant visas.

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