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If we were to look at the current health-care reform legislation, this takes an unprecedented step in opening up the U.S. welfare system to illegal immigrants. Under the current law, really forever, we have had a system of identity checks that largely prevent adult illegal immigrants from getting onto these means-tested welfare programs. You have to be able to substantiate that you’re in the country legally and you have to be able to substantiate that you, if you’re a legal immigrant, that you’ve been here over the time limits for eligibility.

The health-care reform legislation turns that on its back and tramples it into the dust. It basically says we will not verify; we will not check. We have a complete open door for every illegal immigrant, current and in the future, to simply enroll and receive benefits under this program. We not only will not check them at the door; we will not check them once they begin to receive the benefits. I would say if you’re going to do that with respect to health care, why would you not also establish the same precedent with respect to food stamps, to public housing, to the Earned Income Tax Credit and so forth.

And I believe that is, in fact, the direction that the Congress wants to go to, to allow all welfare benefits to be fully available to all illegal immigrants. This seems to me not only to set up a substantial cost – the cost of that – of providing medical insurance to all of the current uninsured illegals, I believe, is on the tune of close to $200 billion over the next decade – but that it clearly would have a magnet effect, I believe, of drawing even more illegals into the U.S. and into the United States since we will have a precedent of saying come into the U.S., you will get free medical care, we will absolutely not check who you are or whether you are here lawfully.

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ORIGINAL: Jack45

Wilson was right, Obama was lying.
The Elephant in the Room: Panel on Immigration’s Impact on Health Care Reform

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If we were to look at the current health-care reform legislation, this takes an unprecedented step in opening up the U.S. welfare system to illegal immigrants. Under the current law, really forever, we have had a system of identity checks that largely prevent adult illegal immigrants from getting onto these means-tested welfare programs. You have to be able to substantiate that you’re in the country legally and you have to be able to substantiate that you, if you’re a legal immigrant, that you’ve been here over the time limits for eligibility.

The health-care reform legislation turns that on its back and tramples it into the dust. It basically says we will not verify; we will not check. We have a complete open door for every illegal immigrant, current and in the future, to simply enroll and receive benefits under this program. We not only will not check them at the door; we will not check them once they begin to receive the benefits. I would say if you’re going to do that with respect to health care, why would you not also establish the same precedent with respect to food stamps, to public housing, to the Earned Income Tax Credit and so forth.

And I believe that is, in fact, the direction that the Congress wants to go to, to allow all welfare benefits to be fully available to all illegal immigrants. This seems to me not only to set up a substantial cost – the cost of that – of providing medical insurance to all of the current uninsured illegals, I believe, is on the tune of close to $200 billion over the next decade – but that it clearly would have a magnet effect, I believe, of drawing even more illegals into the U.S. and into the United States since we will have a precedent of saying come into the U.S., you will get free medical care, we will absolutely not check who you are or whether you are here lawfully.

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Overview

The Center for Immigration Studies describes itself as "the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States." Founded in 1985 as a think tank to support the more activist work of the anti-immigrant Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), CIS is dedicated "to expand the base of public knowledge and understanding of the need for an immigration policy that gives first concern to the broad national interest. The Center is animated by a pro-immigrant, low-immigration vision which seeks fewer immigrants but a warmer welcome for those admitted."

CIS describes itself as "independent" and "nonpartisan," but its studies, reports, and media releases consistently support its restrictionist agenda and works closely on Capitol Hill with Republican Party immigration restrictionists. However, CIS has achieved credibility with the media and in think tank circles because of its lack of the kind of strident anti-immigrant rhetoric associated with many restrictionist groups, its willingness to invite pro-immigrant voices to its forums, and the scholarly format of its reports.

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ORIGINAL: Arpig

You know,its just as stupid for those on the left to link to an MSNBC clip as it is for a righty to link to a Fox clip. When are we all going to agree that neither of these is a legitimate news source...they are extended editorials not news. I hereby take a vow: I will not link to an MSNBC or a Fox  clip,,,,who's next...anybody else got the guts to do the same?

I ain't holding my breath.

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You know,its just as stupid for those on the left to link to an MSNBC clip as it is for a righty to link to a Fox clip. When are we all going to agree that neither of these is a legitimate news source...they are extended editorials not news. I hereby take a vow: I will not link to an MSNBC or a Fox clip,,,,who's next...anybody else got the guts to do the same?

I ain't holding my breath.

ORIGINAL: Arpig

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ORIGINAL: Arpig

You know,its just as stupid for those on the left to link to an MSNBC clip as it is for a righty to link to a Fox clip. When are we all going to agree that neither of these is a legitimate news source...they are extended editorials not news. I hereby take a vow: I will not link to an MSNBC or a Fox  clip,,,,who's next...anybody else got the guts to do the same?

I ain't holding my breath.

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ORIGINAL: Arpig
You know,its just as stupid for those on the left to link to an MSNBC clip as it is for a righty to link to a Fox clip. When are we all going to agree that neither of these is a legitimate news source...they are extended editorials not news. I hereby take a vow: I will not link to an MSNBC or a Fox  clip,,,,who's next...anybody else got the guts to do the same?