Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [MLUG][POLITICS] Is this really what we want?

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, Vern Green wrote:

> I read this article today and I have to ask, is this really what we want 
> to have happening here?
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/eveningnews/main4000401.shtml

Definitely not.  I think our citizenship policy is completely nuts.  If 
both parents are here illegally, the kid should not immediately become a 
citizen.  That's just asking for trouble.


> So much for better healthcare south of the border anyway. 1.1 billion
> dollars spent on health care for people who are not even citizens of this
> country. I wonder what happens to an American citizen that walks into that
> hospital but cannot afford to have the baby they have?
>
> OH, I know, they get hounded by credit collectors, have their credit ruined,
> can no longer afford to pay for their homes, and ultimately after everything
> is lost, they MIGHT get some of the bill covered by Medicaid.
>
> However, walk in with no ID, no job and you are not a citizen? Well the
> government will pay for that.

I think "walk in with no ID" was the key part of that concept.

Mike

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