[Mike Darancette]

When "Guest Workers" are used the Employers will have to offer health care.

[txdoda]

When "Guest Workers" are used the Employers will have to offer health care.>>>>>


Yes, employers will have to *offer* it, but that doesn't mean employees have to take it.

We have a large 'retailer's' warehouse in our area, that is fast becoming majority hispanic. My girlfriend (wks payroll office) says the 'retailer' loves hiring the hispanic's because very few sign up for insurance. This saves the Co. at least 3K per year per employee.

Quite a yearly savings, since many say this co. employs at least 500K that DO NOT have insurance.

[Kozak]

When "Guest Workers" are used the Employers will have to offer health care.

Is that a fact? So then the answer to the problem of the uninsured is to give them a bus ticket to Mexico, so that they can then apply to be guest workers and get that Employer provided health care.

[FITZ]

When "Guest Workers" are used the Employers will have to offer health care.

I've never heard that mentioned. Just as now family "sponsors" don't have to buy health insurance for their immigrant --- they find the family member earning the least money, that person is the official sponsor and their earnings are considered in the with immigrant's --- which can be 0 when determining eligibility for benefits.

It should be required that anyone bringing in an immigrant be held responsible for all the costs of their immigrant.

[citizen]

When "Guest Workers" are used the Employers will have to offer health care.

You talk as if that has already been codified into law. It has not, it's only guidelines rignt now.

When all the business lobbyists and immigrant lobbyists and Dim politicians and advocates for the poor and health care gurus and the CDC get through Swiss-cheeseing the eventual legislation, I seriously doubt there will be much incentive for businesses to provide health care for minimum wage jobs. Nor will there be meaningful sanctions against businesses that violate whatever regulations come to pass.

IOW, we will have pretty much the same situation as we have now gussied up and painted over with the veneer of legitimacy. And many more will come as a result.

Just my opinion.

***an ex-Republican base voter***