There has and always will be a line between health and voting - a fragile line. Elected officials have the power to create and pass legislation that directly affects how we can get health care provided and at what cost. Health care is a necessity. Everyone deserves the fundamental right to access affordable, quality health care. Politicians will preach to their constituents that healthcare needs to remain privatized in order to keep profiteering off deals with Big Pharma. Those gatekeeping universal access while prioritizing privatization are putting profits over people. People that are sick or may be sick, those needing treatment or needing annual checkups will find themselves with even more hurdles to finding affordable care.
Read MoreIn February 2005, my parents and I made the journey across the desert for 3 nights and 2 days to reach the United States-Mexico border. As expected, this experience was less than desirable as we faced a cold and fierce climate, but this voyage meant so much for my family- an opportunity at a different life. Most people that I would meet in the States didn’t undergo anything that paralleled this situation, and this memory is how I knew that I was undocumented.
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