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Advanced practice nurse Barbara Shaw sees patient Francisco Lopez at the Heartland Health Center in Chicago on Feb. 22, 2018. Lopez is a diabetic and had hurt his foot.
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Advanced practice nurse Barbara Shaw sees patient Francisco Lopez at the Heartland Health Center in Chicago on Feb. 22, 2018. Lopez is a diabetic and had hurt his foot.
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Health care workers across Chicago say toughened immigration policies under President Donald Trump have had a ripple of medical consequences in immigrant communities. Many immigrants — some who are authorized to be in the country as well as some who are not — worry that going to the doctor or signing up for health benefits could leave them or their family members vulnerable to deportation.