Marielena Hincapié is executive director of the National Immigration Law Center. She is a public interest lawyer who specializes in protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant workers, particularly those who are undocumented. She has authored numerous publications and policy analyses, provided strategic assistance and training to thousands of legal and social service providers, and to labor unions and community-based organizations. Ms. Hincapié is also a frequent lecturer at national and international conferences addressing issues of migration. She has litigated law reform and impact litigation cases dealing with the intersection of immigration laws and employment/labor laws. Ms. Hincapié serves on the American Bar Association's Commission on Immigration, and on the executive committee of the National Lawyers Guild's Labor and Employment Committee. She is the youngest of 10 children, and an immigrant from Medellín, Colombia.
Marielena Hincapie
Marielena Hincapié is executive director of the National Immigration Law Center. She is a public interest lawyer who specializes in protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant workers, particularly those who are
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September 1, 2014
To read this blog post in English, click here . En unos cuantos días el registro para el seguro de cuidado de salud estará abierto. Las encuestas de opiniones públicas muestran que aún hay mucha confusión sobre cómo funcionará Obamacare. Los oponentes del Congreso de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (“Affordable Care Act” o ACA) están utilizando el actual estado de desconcierto para intentar detener el programa de cuidado de salud antes de que tenga la oportunidad de servir a las personas que lo necesitan desesperadamente. Ellos amenazan con mantener cautivos al gobierno federal y a...
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September 24, 2013
Health Insurance for Immigrant Families in the ACA Era Please register here and share widely! Thursday, September 26 10:00-11:00am PST/1:00-2:00pm EST Presented by the National Immigration Law Center and the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University The webinar will provide a snapshot of the landscape of coverage options for immigrant families as of 2014. You will learn : · Immigrants’ eligibility for Medicaid, CHIP and the insurance marketplaces · Access barriers faced by immigrants, particularly when part of mixed-immigration status families · Tips for helping immigrants...
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September 24, 2013
With enrollment for health care insurance set to open in a few days, public opinion polls show there is still much confusion about how Obamacare will work. Congressional opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are using the current state of bewilderment to try to stop the health care program before it has a chance to serve people who desperately need it. They threaten to hold the federal government and the health of Americans hostage. But buried in recent polling is this clear conclusion: just over a majority of voters do not like Obamacare -- largely because they don’t understand it --...
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April 3, 2012
Cross-posted at Huffington Post Latino Voices . I woke up at 3:30 yesterday morning to catch a flight to Birmingham, Alabama. Although I had gotten about 4 hours of sleep, I was full of energy as I prepared to travel with the We Belong Together Women's Human Rights Delegation to Alabama . I have decided to make this journey along with incredible women leaders from across the U.S. to bear witness to how Alabama's anti-immigrant law (HB 56) is affecting women, children, and their families. The National Immigration Law Center has been co-leading litigation efforts challenging anti-immigrant laws...
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November 4, 2009
Let me be candid: health care reform has struck a personal chord. On October 4th, my aunt Margarita died of pneumonia and cancer. After receiving that dreaded call from my sister saying Margarita only had hours to live, I caught the first flight to Rhode Island. On the flight, I could not help but put this in the context of the broader health reform debate. I shuddered at the thought that had Margarita been in the United States for fewer than five years, she would not have gotten the health care she needed in her final days. Although I am grateful for the care that my aunt received, my heart...
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