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Undocumented Aliens: Medicaid-Funded Births in California and Texas

HEHS-97-124R Published: May 30, 1997. Publicly Released: May 30, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the number of undocumented alien women who enter the United States to give birth, focusing on Medicaid-funded births to undocumented aliens in California and Texas. GAO did not independently verify the information provided to it by state health departments.

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ChildrenFamiliesImmigration enforcementImmigrationMedicaidParentsPublic assistance programsWelfare benefitsWelfare recipientsChildbirth