Arguably the Legislature's most ardent foe of illegal immigration, Sen. Charlie Janssen of Fremont introduced legislation (LB518) Wednesday to repeal a state law that gives prenatal care to women in the country illegally.
"It was a very unpopular bill last year among the public -- paying for benefits for people that are here illegally," Janssen said.
Last session, senators voted 30-16 to override Gov. Dave Heineman's veto of a bill (LB599) that restored funding for prenatal coverage to low-income women, many of them undocumented, who lost Medicaid coverage for prenatal care in 2010.
The override caused conflict for lawmakers who label themselves pro-life but also oppose people being in the United States illegally.
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