Pathway to citizenship could increase Obamacare cost up to $300 billion over a decade (2013, visas)

[All American NYC]

Any immigration package in which current illegal immigrants are made eligible for ObamaCare — in the form of either exchanges or Medicaid — could increase costs to the federal government by between $120 billion to $200 billion in its first decade, according to internal calculations.....However, should the provision fall by the wayside, as some analysts believe it could, the staffers estimate the cost of Obamacare could increase between $210 billion to $300 billion over the next 10 years.

I bet they didn't add this when they push Obamacare through.

[Bulldawg82]

But the taxpayers are made of money!! The 1% will just have to pay at a 90% tax rate.

[HappyTexan]

Once they become LPR they qualify for Obamacare and it's government subsidies.

LPR is legal permanent resident.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Now...didn't Obama promise that crimininal aliens would not be covered by Obamacare? No lie!

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Now...didn't Obama promise that crimininal aliens would not be covered by Obamacare? No lie!

He did promise that illegals wouldn't qualify.
So he'll make them all legal. That's not breaking any promise, is it ?

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Now...didn't Obama promise that crimininal aliens would not be covered by Obamacare? No lie!

Either way we re paying for it, just like he lied about the cost & whats in Obamacare. He lied about this.

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Either way we re paying for it, just like he lied about the cost & whats in Obamacare. He lied about this.

They all lie about everything.

[Tom Lennox 70]

But Obama and the liberal elite probably had this in mind. This will further their plan of redistribution of wealth not only on the national but the international level. This is the product of black and ethnic racism that drives Obama and many of his supporters, to seek vengeance on white America and the US. To them this is "justice". Already almsot all the people who will benefit from Obamacare are black or Hispanic (while no white or Asian American people will benefit from it)and they are adding illegal aliens to it too now.

[malamute]

We're the only welfare state in the world that has no immigration laws of any kind. Anyone can now come here, they will not be deported for illegal entry or visa overstay and they are being promised easy US citizenship.

Why should even those here legally as tourists or students who intended to abide by the laws and the terms of their visas now keep following the laws? They will be penalized for obeying the laws, those on certain visas are expected to return home and their children aren't going to be handed US citizenship -- unlike the illegals whose children are being given citizenship but also financial aid so they don't have to pay a dime to go to college here.