Posted on 11/10/2005 11:51:19 AM PST by JZelle
Some health care officials are urging local governments to start providing health care services for the region's illegal aliens -- or get ready for more outbreaks of contagious diseases like tuberculosis. "Unless you're able to do something about the immigration issue, if you cut services to all undocumented ... that's very stupid," said Francisco Semiao, education and outreach coordinator at George Washington Cancer Institute. "You're going to have a bunch of people walking around with who knows what, spreading Lord knows what," he said. "They ride the Metro seven days a week, and you do the math." Although most local hospitals said they do not record a patient's legal status, some physicians said the fear of deportation deters many illegals from seeking treatment in emergency rooms.
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This makes the case clear: illegal immigrants are a grave threat to National Security AND Public Health.
Round 'em up and ship 'em out.
If there's so much concern about diseases they may spread GET 'EM THE HELL OUT OF THIS COUNTRY!!!!!
Try "travel services".
Un-freaking-believable!
How about DEPORTING the d@%n illegals?!
After deleting all of the expletives, my post reads as follows:
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Well, this is just heartbreaking. Thinking of all those dusky hued, shiny eyed, exotic people, living in neighborhoods to which I'd never go. They need health insurance and since they can't afford it, we as Americans, need to provide it for them. I suggest we pay for it by taxing "The Rich" (people who make more than $30,000 a year). It's the only "compasionate" thing to do.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
Excellent point, if not a new point. They are here, which is a failure of FedGov, but since they are here we ought not allow the introduction of their third world ideas as well. Integrate them and then take up a few matters with FedGov.
It constantly amazes me how stupid politicians can be. By having a policy that encourages illegals to enter the country, they ARE the cause of TB outbreaks.
haven't you heard that "diversity makes America stronger" ? </sarc>
Send them wading back across the river.
Free Health care is one of the many benefits they come here for that we as American citizens are not entitled too.
Maybe putting immigration officers in the emergency rooms would help to round them up and ship them out, and CLOSE THE D*** BORDERS NORTH AND SOUTH.
I'm not sure it's that they are stupid. It's that they believe WE are. And, to some extent they are right (present company excluded.)
susie
This article is almost schizophrenic in its contradictions. Out one corner of their mouth they tell us to spend more because these people are walking infectious biological WMDs. Out of the other side of their mouth they tell us how healthy they are and that our emergency rooms that are closing in Southern California are only pretending to be going bankrupt.
I want to be compassionate, too. Let's tax everyone in the lower 40% of income earners, since they currently either pay no taxes at all or are net beneficiaries of taxes paid by the upper 60%. I want to hear their screams of outrage.
>>Some health care officials are urging local governments to start providing health care services for the region's illegal aliens <<
Reason #1 why dozens of hospitals in the Southwest have been forced to close.
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"After deleting all of the expletives, my post reads as follows:"
Gee! We think along the same lines!!
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