Well, hey, why should the illegals be spared the pain of O-care?
(Fox Latino) A California state lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to have access to government health insurance plans.
The lawmaker, state Sen. Ricardo Lara, a Democrat, said if the current focus of healthcare reform is make sure everyone has access to coverage programs, the millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States cannot be omitted.
“We’ve made enormous strides to reduce California’s uninsured population with the implementation of the [federal] Affordable Care Act, but we won’t have a truly healthy state until everyone has access to quality, affordable coverage,†said Lara, head of the state Latino legislative caucus, in a press release. “Immigration status shouldn’t bar individuals from health coverage, especially since their taxes contribute to the growth of our economy.â€
Federal law doesn’t allow this. But, then, when have Democrats cared about the actual text of the law?
I’m all for this, as long as they are a) healthy, which increases the percentage of healthies to sicks, and b) they are not eligible for any subsidies. And c) this will provide more information on who they are, so we can deport them.
How soon till a nationally elected Democrat pushes this same notion?
