And we are bringing in 1.2 million LEGAL immigrants a year, most of whom are poor and undeducated. Under other federal programs, they must wait 5 years to become eligible (it had been formerly 10, but Bush 43 reduced it to 5). Allowing them to be subsidized as soon as they get into the country will cost billions of dollars more.
It would behoove every sick person in the world to high tail it over here as fast as they can crawl for that opportunity!
From the Washington Article...
“Even though I do not believe we can extend coverage to those who are here illegally, I also don’t simply believe we can simply ignore the fact that our immigration system is broken,” Mr. Obama said Wednesday evening in a speech to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. “That’s why I strongly support making sure folks who are here legally have access to affordable, quality health insurance under this plan, just like everybody else.”
Didcha get that??? We are not talking about healthcare here folks. He admits that the “immigration system is broken”. It is not going to be the already 20,000,000 guessed to be here illegally. By not offering a solution to something he admits is broken, he intends to keep it broken, the faucet will stay wide open. That is what he is telling the caucus members. It is and will continue to be an open faucet to let in millions upon tens of millions more, until there is enough to sink the good ship.
For a refresher course on OPERATION WETBACK #I http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html