CA state Senator proposes health care coverage for all illegal immigrants

[tsai3904]

The head of the California Legislative Latino Caucus proposed Friday that immigrants in the country illegally be allowed to get healthcare coverage through the state’s exchange known as Covered California.

State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) said that if the goal is to provide healthcare coverage to all uninsured, then immigration status should not be a factor in the decision.

“We’ve made enormous strides to reduce California’s uninsured population with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, but we won’t have a truly healthy state until everyone has access to quality, affordable coverage,” said Lara. “Immigration status shouldn’t bar individuals from health coverage, especially since their taxes contribute to the growth of our economy.”

Lara said he will introduce legislation to address the issue raised by the federal Affordable Care Act, which bars immigrants here illegally from insurance coverage provided through the state healthcare exchange.

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http://www.latimes.com/local/politic...,1404016.story

[tod evans]

$#@! yeah!

How 'bout the Chinese too?

Israelis?

Afrikaners?

Hell just put 'em all on the tab, the money presses ain't broke yet..

[Occam's Banana]

State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) said that if the goal is to provide healthcare coverage to all uninsured, then immigration status should not be a factor in the decision.

Well, hell. if the objective is to "provide healthcare coverage to all uninsured" and if "immigration status should not be a factor," then why not just cut to the chase and include everyone in the whole frakkin' world ... ?

EDIT: tod beat me to it. (I gotta start refreshing the tab before I click the submit-reply button.)

[Michelangelo]

From a fiscal viewpoint it'd actually be cheaper to do so. Illegal immigrants already have to be given emergency healthcare by law. Preventive care tends to be cheaper than emergency care, so if the concern is fiscal costs one should be in favor of providing preventive care in the cheapest manner possible.

[Carson]

"CA state Senator proposes health care coverage for all illegal immigrants"

I thought that's what the Affordable Healthcare Act was.

[tod evans]

From a fiscal viewpoint it'd actually be cheaper to do so. Illegal immigrants already have to be given emergency healthcare by law. Preventive care tends to be cheaper than emergency care, so if the concern is fiscal costs one should be in favor of providing preventive care in the cheapest manner possible.

Hell yes!

Since "we have to" give illegals free care why not set up free hospitals in their countries?

Heck if "we" just mailed 'em welfare checks in their native country they'd never immigrate in the first place.

Free food/housing and medical for the whole world...........And cell phones!

[jtap]

Wow...I don't want to meet the people electing this guy.