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Here’s a Key Stat on Illegal Immigrants that Relates to Obamacare

November 21, 2014

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two-thirds of the flood of low-wage workers that Obama has just unleashed on the economy lack health insurance. How long will that remain the case?

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Here's a Key Stat on Illegal Immigrants that Relates to Obamacare

pjmedia.com - FiveThirtyEight looks at current statistics on illegal immigration. They save one of the most consequential for last.

A majority of unauthorized immigrants are struggling financially. Nearly a third live in poverty, and nearly two-thirds earn less than twice the federal poverty line. Two-thirds lack health insurance, and less than a third own their own homes. (Bold added.)