Wow, this statement displays such incredible ignorance on so many different levels that I'm not really even sure where to start.
Why would his parents need to cross the border illegally? There is no law against Canadians coming into the United States and there never has been.
Next, they weren't looking for "free" health care. They wanted a hospital to perform a tracheotomy; however, with Baby Joseph's condition, they needed a hospital that had the facilities to care for an infant.
Finally, private groups in the United States had already pledged the money for Baby Joseph's care.
Perhaps you should stick to threads with subject matters that you actually understand. I have no idea what those threads might be, maybe "American Idol" or some other trivial nonsense.
I think he was saying that rather tongue-in-cheek.
I detect a note of irony in that.