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Moulton on Free Health Care for Illegals: ‘Health Care Is a Human Right’, Shouldn’t Incentivize Illegal Immigration
Breitbart ^ | May 31st 2025 | Ian hatchett

Posted on 05/31/2025 8:25:09 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

During the online “Overtime” segment of Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) argued that we shouldn’t have policies that incentivize illegal immigration and, during a discussion on free health care for illegal immigrants, stated that “I’m a Democrat who believes that health care is a human right.” And people are mad because many Americans don’t have sufficient health care right now.

Moulton criticized the Biden administration’s approach to the border and stated that Democrats refused to admit there was a problem.

Later, after host Bill Maher mentioned California providing free health care for illegal immigrants and said it incentivizes crossing the border and Moulton responded, “I’m a Democrat who believes that health care is a human right. But the bottom line is, there are a lot of Americans who don’t have health care, and it’s about to get a lot worse because of the bill that Republicans just passed in the middle of the night. … So, we’ve got to keep that context in mind.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: free; healthcare; human; illegal; illegals; immigration; incentivize; massachusetts; moulton; right; sethmoulton
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I wonder how much money Moulton is going to chip in out of his own money for this "free" health care? 🤔
1 posted on 05/31/2025 8:25:09 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If health care is a human right that means slavery for doctors, nurses etal if totally ok—because somebody has to provide that service for “free”.


2 posted on 05/31/2025 8:26:46 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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If health care is a human right that means slavery for doctors, nurses etal if totally ok—because somebody has to provide that service for “free”.

Usually what happens is that it ends up getting rationed. There's no way for everyone to get health care immediately, obviously.

3 posted on 05/31/2025 8:28:47 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So everyone should get what federal public employees get, Moulton...

https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/

Because you’ve got it pretty good, haven’t you...

On someone else’s nickel.


4 posted on 05/31/2025 8:29:43 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There is no such thing as “free health care” - ask California that offered up “free” health care for illegals that came to $12b last year.

Funny how that is the exact amount of California’s budget deficit.

When I taught school, I saw “immigrant” families of sick or disabled children who came into the U.S. specifically for “free” healthcare.


5 posted on 05/31/2025 8:31:00 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: cgbg

Indeed. And if it’s a human right, why does he think only Americans should get it? Are non-Americans inhuman? This guy did not pass logic 101.


6 posted on 05/31/2025 8:36:17 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Nothing that requires the labor or resources of another is a human right.


7 posted on 05/31/2025 8:42:25 AM PDT by bwest
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Beware! Moulton would be a Dem presidential nominee if Dems want to pretend to be sane.


8 posted on 05/31/2025 8:42:59 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Democrats always get human rights, responsibilities and privileges confused. Your health is your responsibility.


9 posted on 05/31/2025 8:49:07 AM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Health care asa human right requires the healthcare providers to work for free. Otherwise it is not a right.


10 posted on 05/31/2025 8:49:07 AM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (Treason is the reason for Democrat Sedition & subvertion )
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To: cgbg

Not exactly. We now have libraries and fire departments as tax-payer funded services. They used to be subscription only.

Nearly every place has free fire coverage. It doesn’t mean firefighters work for free, barring the volunteers.


11 posted on 05/31/2025 8:57:21 AM PDT by heartwood (Please blame all ridiculous or iinappropriate words on autocorrect. Thank you. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Food is necessary for survival. Same as health care. But I can go for months, years, without seeing a doctor and I’ll live. But one cannot go without food for long without dying.

So, is free food a human right? If so, does this mean it’s my right to walk into a supermarket and take what I want without paying for it?


12 posted on 05/31/2025 9:03:16 AM PDT by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: heartwood

Two thirds of firefighters in the USA are volunteers. Nearly two thirds of fire departments are all volunteer.

Of course, these are mostly smaller departments.


13 posted on 05/31/2025 9:05:46 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: cgbg

“If health care is a human right that means slavery for doctors, nurses et al”

The “right” claimed is to amount of government money sufficient to pay for the desired care.


14 posted on 05/31/2025 9:08:46 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Even legal immigrants should pay for their own healthcare via their own funds and those of employers.


15 posted on 05/31/2025 9:11:43 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What could be done is to require employers of illegals to pay for their and their dependents’ health care.


16 posted on 05/31/2025 9:16:10 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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If an illegal goes to an emergency room for health care they should be treated. Then when better, put on a plane with their family and and sent to their home country.

Americans aren't cruel but we're also tired of being played for fools by democrats. Democrats opened the borders to this insanity because they wanted more democrat voters, 'lost' children to rape, drugs, and criminals to keep the chaos going. It's time to send them all home.

17 posted on 05/31/2025 9:21:44 AM PDT by GOPJ (What if stupidity isn’t about intelligence at all, but about surrendering the will to think?Bonhoeff)
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<<>> And I believe "etal" includes those who produce facilities, equipment, pharmaceuticals, training, all of the logistics train that goes into health care.
18 posted on 05/31/2025 9:28:26 AM PDT by KrisKrinkle (c)
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To: heartwood

“””Nearly every place has free fire coverage. “”

My property taxes pay for that “free” service.


19 posted on 05/31/2025 9:29:12 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The right to travel is a civil right but the government doesn’t buy us cars. They can have health care. They just have to pay for it like the rest of us.


20 posted on 05/31/2025 9:30:50 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)
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