US EditionCatholic Bishop Voices Support for Expanding MN Care to Undocumented Immigrants
- On Monday, May 12, 2025, the Minnesota Catholic Conference and Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kinney held a press conference in St. Paul opposing cuts to health care coverage for undocumented immigrants under MinnesotaCare.
- This event followed the 2023 expansion of MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants and recent budget negotiations where lawmakers and Governor Walz identified immigrant health care as a key sticking point.
- The House passed a $3 billion Health Finance budget bill 95-38 on Monday afternoon that excluded any policy changes on undocumented immigrant health care, reflecting ongoing dispute in the divided Legislature.
- Kevin Kinney criticized the idea of restricting health services solely based on immigration status, describing it as an oversimplified response to a multifaceted issue, while Governor Walz emphasized that providing health coverage to undocumented immigrants makes economic sense since the state already incurs costs from their emergency medical care.
- The conference's opposition to defunding suggests continued debate about immigrant coverage, as partial deals covering only children raise further questions about comprehensive health care provision.
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A group of DFL lawmakers protested Thursday’s budget deal announcement in dramatic fashion: They pounded at the closed door of the governor’s reception room midway through an otherwise triumphant press conference. Their beef: MinnesotaCare being phased out for undocumented immigrant adults. Following several instances of loud thumping coming from the door that interrupted Gov. Tim Walz and other speakers, a security guard stood at the ornate wo…
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