Trump's immigration rhetoric has 'chilling effect' on families, says children's advocacy group
President Trump's rhetoric is having a "chilling effect" on immigrant families and could be one of the contributing factors behind a recent spike in the number of uninsured kids in the U.S., according to children's advocate MaryLee Allen.
“I think another thing that is a particular concern is the negative view toward immigrant families that we’re hearing from the [Trump] administration and from others in the country and that has a very chilling effect on families,” Allen, who is director of the Children’s Defense Fund, told Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball during an interview that aired on Thursday.
For the first time in a decade, the number of children in the U.S. living without health insurance is on the rise, according to a report last month by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.
The report found that the number of kids without insurance increased from 3.6 to 3.9 million in 2017. The uninsured rate for all Americans stayed at 8.8 percent.
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