CALIFORNIA: Illegal immigrant health care costs state $1 billion annually

Contra Costa Times ^ | 9/12/9 | Karen de Sa - Bay Area News Group

[television is just wrong]

we need to cut them off.

[MamaDearest]

It CAN be done!

Texas school district turns away students from Mexico

For years, children from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, have attended schools across the border in Del Rio, Texas, but this week that changed for students who cannot prove residency.

[doc1019]

Ship all illegals home and all this crap disappears.

[AliVeritas]

Should we post how many hospital closings, previously extinct diseases and illegal prisoners have been let loose due to ‘lack’ (cough), of medical care?

Yep, I don’t think this story will have the effect they intend though.

[org.whodat]

Although most federal benefit programs bar those who cannot prove their citizenship,

Sure, I believe that sure do, LOL

At what point in the procedure do they ask for proof of citizenship anyway. Is it the part where they say do you need a translator???

[BunnySlippers]

Like I said, it’s killing our state.

[bmwcyle]

Anchor babies are expensive.

[JohnLongIsland]

$1 Billion = talk about misunderestimating....

[Pelham]

“Its taxpayers contribute more than $1 billion annually to cover the health care costs of illegal residents.”

Something which never bothered the Open Borders wing of the GOP one bit when Dubya was trying to ram amnesty through. At least maybe the treasonous dimwits will now put up a fight when it’s Obama doing it. I know better than to expect that they would act out of patriotism.

[GeronL]

I bet thats a low-ball number too

[television is just wrong]

I’m in agreement with you. unfortunately, everyone keeps worrying about their racist feelings.

[Pelham]

“Like I said, it’s killing our state.”

Make that “it’s killed our state” and I’ll agree with you. You can put a fork in southern California.

[martin_fierro]

If I:

• entered another country illegally/overstayed my visa;
• grew and cultivated illicit drugs in remote areas of its national parks;
• paid little to no taxes by working "under the table";
• relied on my host country to provide me with free medical care just by showing up at an ER, while
• insisting that the hospital staff further accommodate me by speaking English...

... then I'd be "The Ugly American."

[GOPJ]

bump to the top

[Darth Tokarev]

I don’t believe this.

The medical costs along are FAR higher.

[Frantzie]

Nonsense. I bet the number is closer to $10 billion.

[fantom]

Bush and the open border pimps will not get off the hook !

[SoCalPol]

Not to mention the gals when ready to have their kid, hit an ER on this side and thus, the kid is an American Citizen with full benefits

[A CA Guy]

Probably more like 4 billion a year.