Cost of illegal immigration on one Florida hospital

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Politicians speak about the crasy cost of illegal immigrants on one Florida hospital...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLJxmJZXgNI

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Finally!!! Let the battle begin... here illegal, no school, no benefits... jail until deportation... they are not simply undocumented, they are illegal.... oh yeah, birthing babies on this soil doesn't gain them citizenship now either.

sry, I just work up, waiting for my taxes to be raised for the next wave of immigrants.:no:

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...birthing babies on this soil doesn't gain them citizenship now either.

Since when?

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Finally!!! Let the battle begin... here illegal, no school, no benefits... jail until deportation... they are not simply undocumented, they are illegal.... oh yeah, birthing babies on this soil doesn't gain them citizenship now either.

sry, I just work up, waiting for my taxes to be raised for the next wave of immigrants.:no:

I agree being born here shouldn't automatically give you citizenship but I didn't think that that rule had been reversed.

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Unfortunately the constitution would have to be amended. Don't count on it happening in our lifetime.

I say the parents go home. If they want their kids, they have to take them with them. Bye Bye!!

The Federal Gov just doesn't care and doesn't get it. There are too many groups lobbying for illegals. Too much money being put into pol hands.

big-chicken

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Did you read the comments, lot of outrage. They could at least start with a law that bans illegals and their families from sueing for anything.

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I can't get the sound to play. Does anyone know which Florida hospital this is?

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This is one of the biggest problems with our health care today, and it is not just in Florida either. It is a sad time when there are more benefits to being an illegal than a legal, tax paying citizen.

This should also be a case of hate the game, not the players. I despise the system that allows the illegals to get here easily, take advantage of health care, social security, and other benefits. I can't blame the individuals that want to make a better life through hard work.

Unfortunately, this problem is here to stay for a long time. The democrats love the growing voting block and the republicans love the cheap labor.

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MSNBC recently ran a story about a woman who discovered her SS# was being used by an illegal alien in CA. He used the SS# to secure employment, but did not mess with her credit.

She went through hell and high water to try and get this resolved. The Feds had no interest in the case because "no crime had been committed???" She continued to push INS/IRS/FBI, etc eventually the guy was arrested and is facing deportation. Some people are villainizing the woman who's number was stolen because the "poor illegal immegrant" is facing deportation. As if it is her fault the guy illegally used her SS#.

We just got done discussing a case where the INS is drugging people into submission while they are being escorted back to their home country. This case is completely opposite where illegals are sucking up millions in hospital care and the hospital has no recourse. Perhaps the hospital should just shut down and close it's doors. 3 Million spent on 2 illegal aliens and the hospital had to spend $30k to transport one back to their native country.

Now being sued by the family. All because the fed gov refuses to act and enforce US laws.

big-chicken

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I can't get the sound to play. Does anyone know which Florida hospital this is?

Martin Memorial Medical in Martin County.

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This is a serious problem everywhere near large cities where illegal immigrants live. I am the daughter of two LEGAL immigrants one directly from Ireland (my Father) and the other directly from Cuba (my mother). So I can see both sides, but when my parents came to the U.S. you worked for everything you received including medical care. You didn't expect it for FREE... and if you didn't have the money than you found a way to get it where it was given for free and you gratefully accepted it. NO DEMANDS...just gratefullness. My Fathers answer to his newly immigrated status in 1963 was to join the UNITED STATES ARMY and do 5 years of duty, you know..GIVE SOMETHING BACK....to the country who took him in and allowed him to make a better life...I suppose this sounds very politically incorrect or even racist to many, but I have always been grateful for my parents immigrating here. Yes I can see the trend of ILLEGAL immigration overburdening the healthcare system it is so bad. The key here is the illegal flow of immigration which we were never prepared to deal with. I would also add that the healthcare system anywhere else in the countries I am familiar with would laugh at you as an AMERICAN CITIZEN if you went to ER and expected free medical care..Not even their own citizens can usually get it unless they pay... perhaps I sound very mean, but that is not my intention, the key here is the flow of illegal immigration we cannot afford. You would be surprised how many of us children of direct immigrants feel this way. Who knows what the solution is??? just my own 2cents.

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i agree being born here shouldn't automatically give you citizenship but i didn't think that that rule had been reversed.

the children (anchor babies) are u.s. citizens, the parents are not.

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