Should We Have Tax-Funded Health Insurance for Illegal Alien Children? (medical, born)

[Benicar]

Tax-funded health insurance for children should benefit needy legal citizens, not illegal aliens. Illegal alien children are already receiving enough freebies funded by US taxpayers. If these provisions are included in the new bill, this will simply be yet another ‘benefit’ abused by illegal aliens, and another magnet for illegal immigration.

Mexican children are already abusing our school systems by making a daily trek into this country to attend our schools -- all on the taxpayer’s dime. They don’t even try to hide it. After all, our laws mandate that EVERY child, irrespective of immigration status, is entitled to receive an education in this country. The same will apply to this. They will enter this country to receive their health insurance card, and return to Mexico. Or, a family member already illegally residing in this country will obtain the card on their behalf. Whenever they need medical treatment, they will simply cross the border (as they do daily to attend school), receive their treatment, and return home. We will essentially become Mexico’s healthcare system. There will be nothing to prevent this abuse, because proof of citizenship will not be a requirement.

Why should US taxpayers be burdened with providing health insurance for children who should not be here?

If the House brings up children’s healthcare in September, Hispanic, black and Asian members will press Speaker Nancy Pelosi to restore two controversial pro-immigrant measures.

The provisions, ending a five-year waiting period for benefits for legal immigrants and canceling a requirement that participants show proof of citizenship, were dropped last year by Democratic leaders seeking to pick up Republican votes for a veto override. Republicans criticized both measures as overly pro-immigrant.

But the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) says the measures really don’t have anything to do with illegal immigration, and shouldn’t be caught up in the immigration debate.

TheHill.com - Minority caucuses to press for two SCHIP provisions

[Kele]

I'm a single mom with an eleven year old son. I go to school full-time (18 semester hours) work part-time, and subsist on grants and student loans. I am also an American citizen.

Where is my child's taxpayer subsidized healthcare?

[Benicar]

Originally Posted by Kele

I'm a single mom with an eleven year old son. I go to school full-time (18 semester hours) work part-time, and subsist on grants and student loans. I am also an American citizen.

Where is my child's taxpayer subsidized healthcare?

Now, now, Kele.....you know our government isn't supposed to concern itself with the needs of legal citizens. We must FIRST care for illegals. Where is your compassion?

[Greatday]

In a word:

NO!

[Alanboy395]

Shows you how seriously twisted this country is. A lot of our US-born kids dont have health insurance and our govt wants cover illegals health insurance before batting an eyelash at our children's insurance needs.

One question: Our federal govt is watching out for the illegals, Who exactly is watching out for us and our children? Our government sure aint doing the job.

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by Benicar

Tax-funded health insurance for children should benefit needy legal citizens, not illegal aliens. Illegal alien children are already receiving enough freebies funded by US taxpayers. If these provisions are included in the new bill, this will simply be yet another ‘benefit’ abused by illegal aliens, and another magnet for illegal immigration.

Then you need to amend the 14th Amendment to change the word 'person' to 'citizen.'

Otherwise your "provisions" in the new bill will be struck down as unconstitutional.

[Anonymous Political Junky]

Originally Posted by Mircea

Then you need to amend the 14th Amendment to change the word 'person' to 'citizen.'

Otherwise your "provisions" in the new bill will be struck down as unconstitutional.

Please take the time to actually read the 14th Amendment and you will see that the children of illegals are already not considered citizens. The 14th Amendment has been abd is being misinterpreted for the goal of multicultrism and one worlders. If you would take the time to actually research the amendment then you would find that you are wrong in your assumptions about it. Sen. Jacob M. Howard (MI) has already stated exactly what he meant by the 14th Amendment. Do you know who he is? Well, he happens to be the author of that amendment. Please take the time to read the whole of the information I have I have linked for you below.

The UnConstitutionality of Citizenship by Birth to Non-Americans - THE AMERICAN RESISTANCE FOUNDATION

Fortunately, we have the highest possible authority on record to answer this question of how the term "jurisdiction" was to be interpreted and applied, the author of the citizenship clause, Sen. Jacob M. Howard (MI) to tell us exactly what it means and its intended scope as he introduced it to the United States Senate in 1866:

Mr. HOWARD: I now move to take up House joint resolution No. 127.
The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the joint resolution (H.R. No. 127) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
The first amendment is to section one, declaring that all "persons born in the United States and Subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside. I do not propose to say anything on that subject except that the question of citizenship has been fully discussed in this body as not to need any further elucidation, in my opinion. This amendment which I have offered is simply declaratory of what I regard as the law of the land already, that every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons. It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to what persons are or are not citizens of the United States. This has long been a great desideratum in the jurisprudence and legislation of this country.[1]

[Californio]

I am unsure here, I mean these are children brought here against their will most likely. Taking the fault for their parents actions.

[Anonymous Political Junky]

Originally Posted by Californio

I am unsure here, I mean these are children brought here against their will most likely. Taking the fault for their parents actions.

Tough luck then. They need to blame their parents and they still need to be deported. I don't care what their excuses happen to be at any given time.

[Californio]

Originally Posted by Anonymous Political Junky

Tough luck then. They need to blame their parents and they still need to be deported. I don't care what their excuses happen to be at any given time.

Your going to safe tough luck to a helpless 3 year old? I mean its really not their fault. The children are the only ones ending up hurt in the end.