Bill proposes licensing undocumented immigrants to practice medicine

LA Business Journal ^ | May 12, 2014 | by Scott Bridges

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Doctors must provide a Social Security number as part of the application process to practice medicine in California, a process that automatically denies undocumented immigrants from participating.

A bill by Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), which passed the state Senate on Thursday, could provide those immigrants an opportunity to practice not only medicine but other professions, as well, easing the licensing process for psychologists and pharmacists, other healthcare professionals, and for about two dozen other occupations including real estate agents and security guards.

[molson209]

I said they would bring in Cuban Doctors

[oldbill]

This is great!

Now those doctors in Tijuana and Juarez can sneak into the US and practice their enema therapy for terminal cancer patients.

[Captain Compassion]

Soon Curanderos (Mexican witch doctors) will be covered under Obamacare.

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[OneWingedShark]

I thought this had to be done by the Feds. Dealing with illegal alien criminals is their gig. If Arpaio can’t arrest and deport the invaders, Cauliphonya sure as hell can’t license them to be doctors, lawyers, etc. This is BS. Somebody needs to go to jail.

Ah, I see you've found the new fundamental operating theory of American jurisprudence: the law only matters when those in power wish it to matter.

[OneWingedShark]

Unless constitutionally indefensible federal Obamacare Democratcare forces people to use illegal immigrants as doctors, I say let the buyer beware.

Hey, given the Republican refusal to really push for repeal [or defunding], instead insisting on fixing it, it wouldn't be incorrect to call it Republicancare either.