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Undocumented Immigrants Eligible for DACA/DAPA: Who Are They?

​In this first of the Center's 2015 Health Policy Seminar Series, Nadereh Pourat, the Center's director of research, discusses the findings of a recently released study on the health insurance status and characteristics (including age, income level and work status) of eligible California immigrants. Pourat also examines the potential effect on immigrants' income and access to health insurance as well as the impact on Medi-Cal.

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Nadereh Pourat

Nadereh Pourat

Director, Health Economics and Evaluation Research Program, and Associate Center Director

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