Jacqueline Garcia is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist with more than a dozen years of experience covering issues ranging from immigration and politics to health and education. A vast majority of her reporting has focused on issues that affect the Latino population. She has committed to working with underserved groups and giving them a voice when needed. Garcia is originally from Puebla, Mexico, and up until 2017—when she gained her legal residency—she was one of the more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants with Deferred Action (DACA). She graduated from Cal State Northridge with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in Spanish language journalism. She recently received her master’s degree in communication management from USC. She is a board member of the California Chicano News Media Association and a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
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A reporter explores what Obamacare has meant for the health of DACA recipients and their undocumented family members. For many such families, reform has result in a patchwork quilt of eligibility.
Stephanie Martinez has health insurance, but like many in her situation, her road to coverage was complicated by her family’s mixed-immigration status and household income.
Senate Bill 10, recently signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, could open the door to coverage for DACA recipients and undocumented residents currently excluded from ACA exchange coverage.
For many of the young immigrants who applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status, getting health insurance has not been easy. For others, it hasn’t been a priority.
Of the more than 836,000 young immigrants who've applied for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a significant number have been able to continue their higher education, apply for college and receive financial aid. But health coverage has been trickier.
A native of Mexico who now lives in Canada, Bastidas currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest and fastest triathlon completed by a woman: 3,762 miles in 65 days.