Posted on 09/17/2009 1:52:19 PM PDT by Skibane
Archbishop Gomez: Health Care MUST Include Illegal Immigrants
Lobbying Congress today on the issue
San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez says any health care reform plan has to include coverage for illegal immigrants, 1200 WOAI news reports.
"It must include immigrants, especially legal immigrants, but all immigrants," Gomez told 1200 WOAI news today from Washington DC, where he and other Catholic bishops are meeting with Hispanic members of Congress about health care and immigration reform.
"We are concerned about the immigrants," Gomez said. "The immigrants are human persons too, and one way or another, they are going to need health care. It think it is important to recognize that, and be open to them participating one way or another in the health care system in this country."
Health care or subsidies to purchase health care for illegals has become one of the hottest issues embroiling the health care debate.
It was President Obama's claim that illegals will not receive health care that prompted Rep. Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina) to yell his famous 'you lie!' to the President during a speech on health care to Congress.
Gomez and Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento said they met with Congress 'bringing the light of faith and the light of reason.'
"Any reasonable health care reform has to include the immigrant community, and has to provide, at a minimum, some sort of safety net for the undocumented," Soto said. "If we do not provide them access to quality health care, that will not only will affect their health care, but will also prejudice the health care of society in general. If this health care reform is not only to improve the health care of individuals but also improve the health care of society, it makes sense to include immigrants."
Gomez said he is also urging Congress to exclude coverage for abortion.
"This should be a universal plan, that everybody should be able to participate in the plan. That means also that we support a health care plan that includes the care of people from conception to natural death. I honor the statement of President Obama last week that federal funds are not going to be used for abortions, and also the protection of the conscience clause."
Gomez, STFU
I despise people like that.
I have always been of the opinion that any religious institution that works to undermine immigration laws by sheltering or aiding those breaking those laws forfeits its tax exempt status.
They don’t fail me.
The Catholic church is a major proponent of socialism around the world, and especially within Central and South America.
Archbishop Gomez was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1951. I am unsure if he is even an American citizen how. He is part of Mexico’s re=conquest/colonization project. What else could we have expected?
ping
Just more HISPANO RACISM....pandering to illegals
Illegal Alien Amnesty is Anti-American Bigotry.
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Uggggggggggggh!! My church strikes again! I am not surprised - Hispanic priests are usually liberal and want whites to do more for minority populations.
Maybe our govt could send the bill for illegal immigrants to their home country. Get the state department involved in coercing foreign countries into paying the medical bills of illegals who originate from the said country. There’s no reason American taxpayers should get the shaft.
I care as much for his opinion as I do Barbra Streisand.
Dear Archbishop Gomez,
You pay for it, then.
I truly believe that the route to social justice is for the Bishops to try to work with the Mexican bishops in approving their country so that people do not feel the need to come here illegally.
The only thing I can think of is that there must be standards that we don’t let people die in the streets. But for ongoing health care - they should be covered by their own country.
San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez says any health care reform plan has to include coverage for illegal immigrants, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Stick to your chosen profession.
Illegal immigrants means that they are here against the law ie: illegal immigrants.
There are ways that they can be welcomed to this great country and therefore be able to obtain benefits in a legal way.
Gotta milk that USA taxpayer ‘community organization’ money, don’t ya know! ACORN, LaRaza, Catholic charities...all the same scam!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341502/posts
Fallout From ACORN Scandal May Hover Over Other Community Groups (LaRaza!)
[snip].Housing and Urban Development Department ... provides funding to 25 groups that, like ACORN, have a national profile and similar goals. Among these groups are ******* Catholic Charities, National Council of La Raza and the National Council on Aging.******
Don’t lump Catholic Charities in with ACORN. They severed ties with them last year.
Like a great many Mexicans, and a great many of the Mexicans who are colonizing our country, to the Archbishop, what’s ours is theirs.
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