Most CA counties are eliminating non-emergency health services for illegal immigrants & barring illegals from county clinics in order to stay open. Your thoughts?
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The emergency rooms will be even more packed than usual, communicable diseases are less likely to be treated, and it will make no difference in the population of illegal immigrants. It's a bad tradeoff. I understand why the local county health departments can't afford it, but for the state as a whole, the bill is about to go up.
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In the wake of the rise in swine flu cases, this decision may be shortsighted.
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It's so hard for me to be sympathetic. I'm in California. We can't afford health insurance, but we're not illegals or poor so we can't get it for free. We're just older and after mortgage and related expenses we can't cover it. So basically, We have NO health services AT ALL except what we can come up with out of our own pockets. I know it makes no sense to deprive them of the basics, but it sure is hard to pay taxes and go without so that they can have it.
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Well, maybe we should have our people jump the Canadian border or the Mexican boarder for their health care. Then it wouldn't be a drain on our system.
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Treat them then deport them. Is is too much to ask that an existing law be enforced?
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How would they know if they were an illegal immigrant? Asking for proof of residency before treating somebody seems a tad unrealistic and impractical. Unless of course they give extra scrutiny to those with darker skin and Spanish accents...
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Great I think they are right and barring illegals.
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