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August 9, 2024

Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Texas Hospitals to Gather Patients' Immigration Status
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In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order
Thursday requiring hospitals to obtain patients' immigration status.
Abbott claims the move would help Texas calculate the cost of providing
healthcare to immigrants. Rights groups slammed Texas's latest attack on
immigrant communities, which is likely to face legal challenges. The
Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso blasted Abbott for "using
immigrants as scapegoats for his failed policies and political
frustrations."


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