| Andrade, a clothing exporter, is one of more than 100,000 undocumented women each year who bear children in California with expenses paid by Medi-Cal, according to state reports. They now account for about one in five births. Regardless of their parents' status, the children are American citizens by law. Many illegal immigrants who might otherwise shy away from government services view care associated with childbirth as something they can safely seek, a protected right. |
From cudzuqueen - 10 Jul 2008 @ 01:19 pm
Thanks for the links, I jus' book marked 'em...
