[marajade]

I worked for social services in CA. I know what benefits illegals get: nothing.

[freeangel]

Interesting. I work for a major health corporation who is reqired to give a certain amt. of health care dollars to "indigent" pts. I overheard a doc asking if they could be "illegals" and the administrator answered that there would be no questions asked. So, I ask you--what citizen did NOT get "free" health care because ILLEGALS are taking their share?

[B4Ranch]

If you are not permitted to ask applicants for citizenship papers then they can receive all the benefits that a state offers such as;

Pre-natal care 100% FREE, hospital bed for birthing 100% FREE, EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR care 100% FREE, 12 years public schooling 100% FREE, Translator when dealing with police, fire or other state bureaucracy 100% FREE, food stamps 100% FREE, public housing 100% FREE, etc. </p>

[exhaustedmomma]

I worked for social services in CA. I know what benefits illegals get: nothing.

First it's CA. Then you said AZ. Now you want to know what my "inside knowledge" is. Well, how about site supervisor for the largest health clinic in Harris County (of which Houston (you know that iddy-biddy city) is a part.)

[VOA]

I worked for social services in CA. I know what benefits illegals get: nothing.

No unpaid bills at the emergency rooms?

If true, you need to call CNN et al and get that story out.

[antceecee]

You must be kidding?

Interesting paper RE: WIC http://www.wicworks.ca.gov/research/ExecutiveSummary2001.pdf

By calling it a supplemental nutrition program instead of a welfare program, I guess you don't consider it a benefit?

Just because you want to call an apple an orange it doesn't make it not an apple.