Health Care and Immigration

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/04/the-truth-about-immigrants-and-health-care/

With the debate of health care growing more intense by the day, other important facts are beginning to become more of an interest. The question of illegal immigration and their coverage on the new proposed universal healthcare plan. This is becoming more and more debated in terms of both issues. Accoding to the legislation illegal immigrants are included and covered by universal health care. It is said that of the over 12 million illegal immigrants currently living in this country approximately 4 million are already covered by employer based plans. Within these plans the workers are responsible for paying some of the way as well as the deductibles that may apply to the coverage. This article proposes the idea of making all illegal immigrants use their own money to help cover their own health care. This would strain some of the heavy burden on the budget for this proposal, as well as, allow many other Americans and those that truly need it access to health care. It also states that immigrants are said to be less likely to need health care, and with their added revenue it is more likely the system will be a success. By letting immigrants into programs like healthcare, social security, and other government funded agencies they will contribute more thus benefiting everyone. Illegals should not consider themselves to have a free ride, reaping all the benefits while contributing little, contributions must be made in order to receive other benefits.