Obama Promises Illegals: We Won’t Use ObamaCare Sign-Up Data to Deport You

‘None of the information that is provided in order for you to obtain health insurance is in any way transferred to immigration services’

Obama to Hispanics: We won’t deport relatives because you enroll in ObamaCare (The Hill)

President Obama on Tuesday sought to assure legal immigrants that they can sign up for ObamaCare without worrying that “the immigration people” will come for family members who are in the country illegally.

In an interview with Univision Deportes, a Spanish-language sports radio show, Obama said immigration officials won’t have access to the personal information that consumers provide when signing up for healthcare on the new exchanges.

“Well, the main thing for people to know is that any information you get, you know, asked with respect to buying insurance, does not have anything to do with … the rules governing immigration,” Obama said. “And you know, you can qualify if you’re a legal resident, if you are … legally present in the United States.

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