As Members of Congress and their constituents continue to engage in the health care debate, the issue of immigration — both legal and illegal — will play an important role.
Many Americans have used the town hall forums to express their opposition to covering illegal aliens under a health care reform proposal. Last month, President Obama told CBS News that illegal aliens should not be covered under a health care bill. However, FAIR has exposed the loopholes in the House version of the health care reform legislation that will allow illegal aliens to access taxpayer-subsidized affordability credits and the so-called "public" option health plan.
While the president said he was opposed to providing health care coverage to illegal aliens, he did note a caveat: "The one exception that I think has to be discussed is how are we treating children, partly because if you've got children who may be here illegally but are still in playgrounds or at schools, and potentially are passing on illnesses and communicable diseases, that aren't getting vaccinated, that I think is a situation where you may have to make an exception."
The cost of health care reform will be a function of the number of people eligible to participate. Since the House version of the bill lacks meaningful verification procedures, illegal aliens will be able to access taxpayer-funded subsidies for affordability credits and the public plan. House bill allows legal immigrants (green card holders) — who are otherwise required to wait five years before becoming eligible for most federal benefits — to immediately become eligible for affordability credits as soon as they set foot in the United States.
At current admission levels, this means that American taxpayers will be subsidizing the costs of health care for both legal and illegal aliens to the tune of tens, and maybe even hundreds, of billions of dollars each year, depending upon how many of these aliens actually access the subsidized affordability credits or public plan. –For the complete story see FAIR
Many Americans have used the town hall forums to express their opposition to covering illegal aliens under a health care reform proposal. Last month, President Obama told CBS News that illegal aliens should not be covered under a health care bill. However, FAIR has exposed the loopholes in the House version of the health care reform legislation that will allow illegal aliens to access taxpayer-subsidized affordability credits and the so-called "public" option health plan.
While the president said he was opposed to providing health care coverage to illegal aliens, he did note a caveat: "The one exception that I think has to be discussed is how are we treating children, partly because if you've got children who may be here illegally but are still in playgrounds or at schools, and potentially are passing on illnesses and communicable diseases, that aren't getting vaccinated, that I think is a situation where you may have to make an exception."
The cost of health care reform will be a function of the number of people eligible to participate. Since the House version of the bill lacks meaningful verification procedures, illegal aliens will be able to access taxpayer-funded subsidies for affordability credits and the public plan. House bill allows legal immigrants (green card holders) — who are otherwise required to wait five years before becoming eligible for most federal benefits — to immediately become eligible for affordability credits as soon as they set foot in the United States.
At current admission levels, this means that American taxpayers will be subsidizing the costs of health care for both legal and illegal aliens to the tune of tens, and maybe even hundreds, of billions of dollars each year, depending upon how many of these aliens actually access the subsidized affordability credits or public plan. –For the complete story see FAIR
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