Appellate Court Opens Obamacare to DACA Recipients
During Barack Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address, he promised that DACA recipients would not be eligible for Obamacare.
During that speech, if you recall, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) called him a liar, and the media was outraged that someone would dare say that to the golden child of the Democrat Party.
This week, an appellate judge ruled in favor of a new rule by the Biden administration to allow DACA recipients to receive medical benefits via Obamacare.
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Numerous red states have been fighting this new rule, as it will add roughly $300 million annually to the taxpayer bill.
And that is on the low end, as some estimates are as high as $2.8 billion.
The lawsuit was initiated by Kansas, then joined by Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Initially, the challenge was successful, but the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has now sided with the Biden administration, clearing the way for DACA recipients to apply for healthcare coverage via Obamacare.
This fight is far from over, as I have no doubt an emergency motion will be filed with the Supreme Court to stay that order, then an appeal that will go before the Supreme Court.
This is a dicey case, however, and there is no guarantee the Supreme Court will shoot this one down.
I have seen Justice Roberts cross the aisle on cases such as this before, and when he crosses, he usually brings at least one of the Trump-nominated justices with him.
So, once again, we have Biden looking out for people who are not citizens over Americans who are footing this bill.
I would like to say I am hopeful the new administration can fix this, but Obamacare has proven to be bulletproof in Trump’s past challenges, so I am not holding out much hope on that front.
