I'll remember this, StatesRights, if the unemployment rate gets out of control.
"50 million Americans out of work... but 1 million are Mexicans so it doesn't matter."
IF it gets out of control? 16.4% unemployment is certainly out of control in my book. And why the hell should I have to pay for some non-citizen to get free healthcare?
You already do pay for a non-citizen's healthcare. No non-citizen goes to a doctor's office. They go to the emergency room.
I'm fine with covering an emergency situation but to get the same benefits as a nationalized health care? Hell no.
A tax paying resident shouldn't get the same benefits as everyone else? Wow.
Also from a cost perspective your little plan is pretty dumb. Emergency care is the most expensive type of health care out there. It would be much cheaper if we gave them access to basic preventative care instead of treating them on their death bed.
