James Goddard

State-level Immigration Enforcement Is Costly & Confusing

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On Friday I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion on state-level immigration and integration policy at the UNO-hosted conference “4th Annual Latino/Latin American Cumbre/Summit of the Great Plains.” An audience of participants and panelists from around the country and the world gathered to discuss state-level policy approaches to immigration. As part of […]

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Questions and Answers about Medicaid Coverage of Prenatal Care for Pregnant Women

Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities / By /

For many years, Nebraska’s Medicaid program covered prenatal care for the unborn children of pregnant women, regardless of a woman’s immigration status. But, on March 1, many unborn children of pregnant women lost prenatal care covered by Medicaid. Since this changed happened there seems to be confusion about what services Medicaid will continue to cover.

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Immigrants and Public Benefits in Nebraska: An Update on Implementation of LB 403

Economic Justice, Immigrants & Communities / By /

In the past few months you might have heard about Legislative Bill 403 (LB 403), which went into effect on October 1, 2009. LB 403 was passed by the Nebraska Unicameral in March, 2009. LB 403 has two distinct parts. First, LB 403 requires state agencies and political subdivisions to verify the lawful presence of

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