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LA Health Clinic 'A Microcosm' Of Fears About Trump Administration Policies

Dr. Cesar Barba (right), a family physician at the UMMA Community Clinic's Fremont Wellness Center in South Los Angeles, treats Lourdes Flores Valdez, 42, for her diabetes and other health issues. (Maya Sugarman/KPCC)
Dr. Cesar Barba (right), a family physician at the UMMA Community Clinic's Fremont Wellness Center in South Los Angeles, treats Lourdes Flores Valdez, 42, for her diabetes and other health issues. (Maya Sugarman/KPCC)

President Trump's push to repeal the Affordable Care Act, crack down on illegal immigration and impose a ban on people trying to enter the U.S. from certain Muslim majority countries has many worried.

Rebecca Plevin(@rebeccaplevin) from Here & Now contributor KPCC found all of these fears playing out in one place: a community health clinic in South Los Angeles.

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