But local immigrant rights and health care activists disagree with the hospital district, saying it makes economic sense to have individuals treated early, before they need to go to an emergency room, which can be three to 10 times more expensive.
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No, it makes economic sense to deport them. Duh!
Yes --- because if it's early and there is no life-threatening emergency, they've got all the time in the world to be shipped back so they can obtain care in Mexico where it's much more cheaper. There are actually some illegals who go back to Mexico where they really can afford a doctor --- but those illegals are very rare, most prefer to be moochers.