Originally posted by Steve
If they were here legally, they'd have at least an opportunity for health insurance. Use your own head. when your child gets a runny nose, do you take it to the emergency room as the most available manner possible? No, you call your doctor and get an appointment or walk in there, not the emergency room. You play by the rules. The illegals do not.
I'll assume you are not speaking to me personally when you say "you", but are (at least you seem to me to be) saying "US citizen" or "legal resident" or similar, correct? In that case, your statement is not accurate.
Of course, most parents with the means to do so would do exactly as you said. But many people who live in the US under legal circumstances do so with an income (or lack thereof) that does not afford the ability to pay for their medical care. And guess what, bud? That doctor you're citing here in most cases will refuse to treat them unless they can pay. Furthermore, there ain't any pharmacies I know of that let the meds go out the door without the cash up front.
My point is that you making it seem that the only reason we have a problem with our health care system is that illegals abuse it. I'm not saying there isn't a problem, I agree there is. You're just describing it inaccurately.
In fact, the common factor in the abuse is the fact that largely, those that are abusing the system are INDIGENT. This is a poverty-related problem, it applies to both legal residents and illegals.
Originally posted by Steve
Who cares why they came North illegally?
Why do you ask? Its really a whole different discussion, isn't it?
But I'll answer - probably those who are interested to know why. Doh. (I would've thought you could figger that out on yer own).
Originally posted by Steve
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Tell you what, you seem to want to provide health care for illegals.
I hesitate to accuse someone I don't know well of being bigoted, but I'm getting the impression you might need to self-examine. You're talking about what I agree are things we need to fix, but the terms you're talking about the situation in make you seem, well...
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