Surely Neal can't mean that the Demorats would deceive the voters, can he?
The federal government may not cover the costs, but the states are required by law to continue to do so. If you recall the voters of California passed Prop. 187 which prohibited the extension of state paid benefits to illegal aliens. The prohibition was thrown our by the courts and as a consequence, California is nearing bankruptcy.
The federal government has been massively stealing from functional, tax paying US citizens for years with the EMTALA legislation.
Doctors and Hospitals must provide “free” care to any riff raff that wanders into an American Emergency Room, by federal law.
Results?
1) Hallucinatory bills for private patients to make up the shortfall.
2) No doctor now wants to be within 10 miles of an ER, due to the lack of reimbursement and high liability risk.
Good issue!
The Dems will soon reveal their Real solution. Make sure there are no “illegals” by giving them all citizenship. That way everyone can be covered if they are within our borders.
I think we could make great strides toward reducing the illegals in the US by “denying” healthcare unless they can pay on receipt of service.
not that CA will do anything about it...
Children of illegal aliens cost county welfare $44 million in March - Up $1 million from last month
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/12489/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Figures from the Department of Public Social Services show that children of illegal aliens in Los Angeles County collected more than $21 million in welfare and more than $22 million in food stamps in March 2009 — an increase of $1 million from the previous month, according to a news release from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
Annually the cost of illegal immigration to Los Angeles County taxpayers exceeds one billion dollars, which includes $220 million for public safety, $400 million for healthcare, and $500 million in welfare and food stamps allocations, according to the news release.
Twenty-four percent of the county’s total allotment of welfare and food stamp benefits goes directly to the children of illegal aliens born in the United States, according to Antonovich’s statement.
“Illegal immigration continues to have a devastating impact on Los Angeles County taxpayers,” Antonovich said in the statement. “The total cost for illegal immigrants to county taxpayers exceeds $1 billion a year - not including the millions of dollars for education.”
ping
Once this power grab is in place watch how many Republicans , even those who claim to be conservative start "Hispandering" to illegals by giving them "free" healthcare. This socialized healthcare is going to be a giant sucking chest wound for the taxpayer.