Tuesday, May 10, 2005
This is insane.
The Bush administration has now agreed to take some of our tax money and use it to pay for medical care for illegal aliens in several border states since they conclude this is a federal responsibility. The reason it is a federal responsibility is because the federal government refuses to provide border control and security. The guidelines, however, forbid hospitals from asking persons who present themselves for treatment if they are here illegally. In order to collect on this fund of money, they have to ask indirect questions, like where they were born and if they are eligible for Medicaid. What a pile of nonsense. Read more here