Health Care Rights for the Uninsured Immigrant!

Click HERE to find information on your right to health care even if you DON'T HAVE INSURANCE! This applies to undocumented immigrants as well! Go to the bottom of the page for this information in Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.

Basic points are:

• Uninsured individuals, undocumented immigrants, as well as people who have non-immigrant visas have the same rights to emergency care as all other New Yorkers.
• All uninsured New Yorkers, including people who are undocumented, can receive health care from federally funded community health centers, and from the public hospitals, diagnostic and treatment centers, long-term care facilities, and clinics maintained by New York City’s Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC)
• All categories of immigrants in New York State, including undocumented immigrants, are permitted to use Child Health Plus (for those younger than 19) and PCAP (for pregnant women).
• No one is supposed to report you to the INS for using medical care, or for trying to obtain medical coverage

If you have questions about immigrants’ access to health care and insurance, or feel that your rights have been violated, contact the Legal Aid Society at (212) 577-3575, or the New York Immigration Coalition at (212) 627-2227.

IDIOM of the Day: "Monkey's Uncle"

As in, "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!" This phrase means, "That's amazing!" or "I never would have beleived that!" A person says this of themselves only, and it is always meant to imply that the speaker is amazed or surprized by what they have just heard. It originally comes from people being amazed at Darwin's Theory of Evolution, which set forth that human beings and monkeys evolved from the same common ancestor.


Learn more English idioms at http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

Grammar Bytes!

Practice English grammar (Advanced) at Grammar Bytes! , an interactive grammar website with printable handouts and online tests!

Immigrant Reform Rallies Today

Thousands are expected to march today in favor of immigration reform in this country. This is not getting a lot of attention in the American media, unfortunately. Here is a good article on the planned rallies from the BBC.