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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak

"Mr. Schaefer said he supports legal immigration but complained that some people who are not citizens do not have "green cards""

If they had green cards they wouldn't get sick or have accidents? Why is the government hiding this medical miracle from us?

I wonder if anyone has informed him that the decision to provide medical services to indigents is a local one, not a federal one.

The federal law only requires that hospital emergency rooms stabilize anyone brought to them without regard to ability to pay. Once they are stabilized they are on their own. States and local hospitals can draw the line anywhere they want. They can decide to treat only American citizens, only city citizens, only legal immigrants, all immigrants, or no poor people at all.

21 posted on 08/12/2004 4:05:47 PM PDT by bayourod (I resent Kerry telling me that his values, not mine are the only true American values.)

Lucky for you that you are not a lawyer. John Edwards would make mincemeat out of you.

24 posted on 08/12/2004 4:42:06 PM PDT by texastoo (a "has-been" Republican)

If they have green cards they're more likely to be someone whom a collection agency can extract money out of.

29 posted on 08/12/2004 5:31:58 PM PDT by brianl703 (Border crossing is a misdemeanor. So is drunk driving. Which do we have more checkpoints for?)

I wonder if anyone has informed him that the decision to provide medical services to indigents is a local one, not a federal one.

Then why the $1 billion included in the latest Medicare package just for the free health care for illegals?

48 posted on 08/12/2004 8:30:46 PM PDT by FITZ

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