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NJ to Provide Free Health Care for Undocumented Children
- Murphy calls move moral matter that will benefit 16,000 youth
- Expansion comes amid record crossing stops at US-Mexico border
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced free state-paid health care for thousands of undocumented immigrant children, as Democratic leaders elsewhere in the US say they’re overwhelmed with busloads of border crossers sent North.
Murphy broadened the state’s publicly funded health insurance in 2021 to include 47,000 more children. Through the expansion announced on Wednesday, New Jersey expects to add 16,000 non-citizens under age 19 for free routine medical care, emergency-room visits and other services.