GOP SURRENDERING TO LA RAZA:
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2013/01/alipac-who-in-senate-is-selling-out.html
OBAMACARE IS MORE WELFARE FOR ILLEGALS!
Yes, Obama lied! Again….
Immigration reform could add
millions under Obama health law
By Elise Viebeck - 01/26/13 06:00 AM ET
Comprehensive
immigration reform could make millions of people suddenly eligible for
assistance under President Obama's healthcare law, assuming a final deal paves
the way for undocumented immigrants to receive papers.
Illegal aliens are now
prohibited from purchasing coverage through the Affordable Care Act's insurance
exchanges, which will launch next year.
They are also ineligible for Medicaid
under most circumstances, making the law's expansion of the program fruitless
for people without documents.
Even young illegal
immigrants with "deferred action" status, known as
"DREAMers," cannot access the law's benefits.
But the picture could
change completely if Hispanic lawmakers get their wish — an overhaul of U.S.
immigration policy that includes a path to legalization.
"We have to figure
out a way in which [undocumented immigrants] incorporate themselves into the
larger workforce, and into our society in general, and not be a burden,"
said Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), a leader in the immigration debate.
"Do we want them to
go to the exchanges? Absolutely we do — if and when they don't have healthcare
through their employer," he said.
Immigration is expected
to be a major issue for President Obama's second term, and advocates like
Gutierrez are pushing hard to make reform a reality.
Recent polls show the
public is increasingly on board. According to a CNN/ORC poll from Jan. 21, 53
percent want a path to legalization for illegal immigrants — a major shift from
2011, when most wanted Washington focused on deportations.
The consequences for
Obama's signature healthcare law, as well as healthcare providers, could be
huge.
Rep. Raul Grijalva
(D-Ariz.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said the legalization
of undocumented people would benefit hospitals now burdened by uncompensated
care.
If nothing changes,
undocumented immigrants will be a major share of the uninsured, second only to
those who are eligible but do not apply for coverage under the healthcare law
in 2014, according to the Urban Institute.
Federal reimbursement
for uncompensated care was also slashed under the Affordable Care Act, raising
the stakes for hospitals that serve low-income populations.
"I think hospitals
and healthcare providers would see it as a huge plus," Grijalva said,
referring to an immigration policy that legalizes undocumented people and makes
them eligible for federal benefits.
"The bottom line
is, these people would be contributing toward their own healthcare and not
being dependent. They'd be paying taxes. I'd see that as a plus rather than a
negative," he said.
The idea of providing
"ObamaCare" benefits to immigrants has long inflamed partisan rancor.
Most famously, it
prompted Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) to shout "You lie!" during Obama's
2009 healthcare address on the House floor, when the president pledged that
healthcare reform would not cover undocumented aliens.
Looking ahead, it is
possible that immigration changes could upend the law's cost picture, which is
already of major concern to critics.
Sarah Hale, director of
healthcare policy at the American Action Forum, cautioned that it is far too
early to predict whether a new immigration policy would raise the health law's
tab.
"There are three or
four moving parts that could push the cost one way or the other, like state
choices on the Medicaid expansion," she said.
"But if there are a
huge swath of people who are newly eligible for an insurance subsidy or for
Medicaid, then naturally that is going to impact the budget number."
Grijalva argued that the
status quo is unsustainable, no matter what the immigration debate yields.
Most undocumented
workers seek care in emergency rooms or storefront clinics, which may not
accept credit or insurance, he said.
"All of that, as
public health officials say, does not contribute to the overall quality of
health in any community," Grijalva said. "And besides, most often,
somebody else is paying for it."
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/279231-immigration-reform-could-add-millions-under-obama-health-law#ixzz2J5UzLk7y
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ON
THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE, IN THE FACE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND 40 MILLION
ILLEGALS WHOSE VOTES HE WAS COURTING, OBAMA LIED THAT OBAMACARE DID NOT INCLUDE
ILLEGALS…. HE AND LA RAZA PELOSI RIGGED IT TO IT WOULD AND THEY COULD STILL
DENY IT!
OBAMA
– THE MOUTHPIECE FOR LA RAZA SUPREMACY!
EXPANDING
THE LA RAZA WELFARE STATE IN OUR BORDERS!
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These Obamacare
disbursements seem to contradict a claim
President Obama famously made in a nationally televised speech to a
joint session of Congress on Sept. 9, 2009.
“The reforms
I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally,” Obama said
then.
When Obama said
these words, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) shouted out from the House
floor: "You lie!" After the speech, Wilson called the White
House and apologized for his remark and issued a statement saying he was sorry
for it and President Obama accepted his apology. However, five days
later, led by then-Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
(D.-Md.), the House voted 240-179 to rebuke Wilson for his outburst
on the House floor.
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Joe Wilson Was Right About ObamaCare for Illegal Immigrants
On September 9, 2009, President Obama addressed
Congress as part of his push for a health care “reform” law. One of the things
the President said that night was that “the reforms I am proposing would not
apply to those here illegally.” In response, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), shouted
out “You lie!” Wilson later apologized for the outburst, and the House voted to
rebuke him.
However, now that HHS has begun disbursing grants
for community health centers for migrant workers, it’s clear to see that
President Obama’s promise isn’t bearing up. Instead, as statements from HHS (reported by CNS news) make clear, these clinics “won’t ask
about or collect data on citizenship or other matters not related to the
treatment needs of the patients seeking health services at the center.” These
clinics are targeted at a migrant workforce with a significant number of
illegal aliens.
Congress should think hard about what the
President’s promises are worth the next time an immigration bill comes up for
debate, because as the administration’s record on “prosecutorial discretion”
has made clear, what the President says and what federal agencies do are not
always the same.
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CNN
INTERVIEW OF LYING LA RAZA PELOSI ON HEALTHCARE TO ILLEGALS
“If you’re in this country illegally, should
you be able to get health care?” CNN’s John King asked Mrs. Pelosi.
“No, illegal immigrants are not covered by this plan,” she replied.
Mrs. Pelosi’s remarks are downright deceptive, according to Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who points out that the proposed health care legislation “ contains gaping loopholes that will allow illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer-funded benefits .”
These loopholes, Rep. Smith maintains, are “no accident.” He maintains that the proposed legislation, despite months of debate, still contains no mechanism for verifying if applicants are legal residents or not.
“No, illegal immigrants are not covered by this plan,” she replied.
Mrs. Pelosi’s remarks are downright deceptive, according to Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who points out that the proposed health care legislation “ contains gaping loopholes that will allow illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer-funded benefits .”
These loopholes, Rep. Smith maintains, are “no accident.” He maintains that the proposed legislation, despite months of debate, still contains no mechanism for verifying if applicants are legal residents or not.
WHY MEXICO INVADED CALIFORNIA: THE LOOTING OF AN AMERICAN STATE BY INVITATION of the DEMOCRAT PARTY
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FROM JUDICIAL WATCH.org
Mexico Promotes Free U.S. Healthcare
For Illegal Immigrants
Time to wake up
people! With unemployment at 12% and the state going broke, our tax dollars are
going to pay for healthcare for hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens. To the
tune of over a billion dollars a year!
Mexico's government operates programs in about a dozen American cities that refers its nationals--living in the U.S. illegally--to publicly funded health centers where they can get free medical care without being turned over to immigration authorities.
The program is called Ventanillas de Salud (Health Windows) in Spanish and its mission is to help illegal immigrants find U.S. hospitals, clinics and other government programs where they can get free services without being deported for violating federal immigration laws.
Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego and Indiana are among the cities where Mexican consulates operate the health referral system which annually costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars. In Los Angeles County alone, illegal immigrants cost taxpayers nearly $440 million in health services annually and a whopping $1.1 billion statewide.
The Mexican consul in Los Angeles proudly announced that nearly 300,000 Mexicans in the area have benefited from his government's health referral program, which he says actually saves the county money by encouraging immigrants to seek preventive care rather than waiting for more expensive emergency treatment.
The Southern California operation promises to assess "consulate clients" for eligibility to government-funded health insurance and other primary care services and offers free legal assistance to those who are denied coverage. Its goal is to improve access to health services for immigrants of Mexican origin by formalizing a health education, medical home referral and insurance enrollment program.
In Chicago, the Mexican consul's Spanish-language web site heavily promotes the Illinois Department of Health's low-cost prescription medicine program for illegal aliens and various free medical services throughout the state. It encourages all Mexicans in the area to pursue the valuable U.S. government-financed services for their entire family.
The Indiana-based program boasts that it serves thousands of "Mexican nationals" living in that state as well as Ohio, Kentucky and southern Illinois. Mexican officials claim that its highly successful pro-health program sends out a clear message to other Mexican consulates throughout the country and the world.
Although these programs facilitate people to remain in the country illegally, Mexico is working hard to expand them to all 47 U.S. consulates to better serve its nationals. In the meantime, U.S. taxpayers will keep picking up the exorbitant tab of medically treating the millions who live in the country illegally.
Mexico's government operates programs in about a dozen American cities that refers its nationals--living in the U.S. illegally--to publicly funded health centers where they can get free medical care without being turned over to immigration authorities.
The program is called Ventanillas de Salud (Health Windows) in Spanish and its mission is to help illegal immigrants find U.S. hospitals, clinics and other government programs where they can get free services without being deported for violating federal immigration laws.
Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego and Indiana are among the cities where Mexican consulates operate the health referral system which annually costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars. In Los Angeles County alone, illegal immigrants cost taxpayers nearly $440 million in health services annually and a whopping $1.1 billion statewide.
The Mexican consul in Los Angeles proudly announced that nearly 300,000 Mexicans in the area have benefited from his government's health referral program, which he says actually saves the county money by encouraging immigrants to seek preventive care rather than waiting for more expensive emergency treatment.
The Southern California operation promises to assess "consulate clients" for eligibility to government-funded health insurance and other primary care services and offers free legal assistance to those who are denied coverage. Its goal is to improve access to health services for immigrants of Mexican origin by formalizing a health education, medical home referral and insurance enrollment program.
In Chicago, the Mexican consul's Spanish-language web site heavily promotes the Illinois Department of Health's low-cost prescription medicine program for illegal aliens and various free medical services throughout the state. It encourages all Mexicans in the area to pursue the valuable U.S. government-financed services for their entire family.
The Indiana-based program boasts that it serves thousands of "Mexican nationals" living in that state as well as Ohio, Kentucky and southern Illinois. Mexican officials claim that its highly successful pro-health program sends out a clear message to other Mexican consulates throughout the country and the world.
Although these programs facilitate people to remain in the country illegally, Mexico is working hard to expand them to all 47 U.S. consulates to better serve its nationals. In the meantime, U.S. taxpayers will keep picking up the exorbitant tab of medically treating the millions who live in the country illegally.
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Calif.
Hospitals Spend $1.25 Bil On Illegal Immigrants
July 05, 2011
While
the Obama Administration halts deportations to work on its secret amnesty plan, hospitals across the
U.S. are getting stuck with the exorbitant tab of medically treating illegal
immigrants and some are finally demanding compensation from the federal
government.The group that represents most of the nation’s hospitals and medical
providers recently urged President Obama to work with Congress to reimburse
them for the monstrous cost of treating illegal immigrants. Federal law
requires facilities to “treat and stabilize individuals” regardless of their
immigration status, but federal support for the services remains “virtually
nonexistent,”
according to a letter submitted by the American Hospital Association to the
president.This week officials in California, the state with the largest
concentration of illegal immigrants, joined the call for federal compensation
after revealing that hospitals there spend about $1.25 billion annually to care for illegal
aliens. The figure skyrocketed from $1.05 billion in 2007, according to
California Hospital Association figures quoted in a local news report.The
problem will only get worst, according to officials, who say the $1.25 billion
for 2010 could actually be higher. They complain that federal law forces them
to treat patients in emergency rooms regardless of immigration status yet they
get stuck with the financial burden. This has forced many hospitals to curtail
services or close beds and could ultimately compromise healthcare. Nationwide,
U.S. taxpayers spend tens of billions of dollars annually to provide free
medical care for illegal immigrants with states that border Mexico taking the
biggest hit. Adding to the problem is the fact that Mexico, the country that
provides the largest amount of illegal immigrants in the U.S., has long
promoted America’s generous public health centers. It even operates a Spanish-language
program
(Ventanillas de Salud, Health Windows) in about a dozen U.S. cities that refers
its nationals—living in the country illegally—to publicly funded health centers
where they can get free medical care without being turned over to immigration
authorities.
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Lloyd Billingsley
The DREAM and the Nightmare
In California, students are better off being illegal immigrants than legal.
30 March 2012
The DREAM and the Nightmare
In California, students are better off being illegal immigrants than legal.
30 March 2012
Last
year, Governor Jerry Brown signed the California DREAM Act, which makes
students in the country illegally eligible for grants and waivers to attend one
of the state’s public colleges or universities. The students must have attended
school in the state for three years, “affirm that they are in the process of
applying to legalize their immigration status,” and show both financial need
and academic achievement. Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, the Los Angeles Democrat who
authored the DREAM Act, hails the legislation as a victory for those “in the
country through no fault of their own.” Opponents such as Republican
assemblyman Tim Donnelly—a first-term legislator not given to
understatement—called Cedillo’s legislation the “California Nightmare Act,” said it is “morally wrong,” and would create “a new entitlement that is going to cause tens of thousands of people
to come here illegally from all over the world.”
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"I think politicians will be under a lot of pressure not to
create these sorts of inequities," said Jennifer Ng'andu, a health policy
expert with the National Council of La Raza, one of the major Latino advocacy
groups. Her group supports the health care law and is urging every state to accept
the Medicaid expansion.
Immigration
fallout from saying no to 'Obamacare'
By
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Associated Press – 20 hrs ago
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Governors who reject health insurance for the poor under the federal
health care overhaul could wind up in a politically awkward position on
immigration: A quirk in the law means some U.S. citizens would be forced to go
without coverage, while legal immigrants residing in the same state could still
get it.
It's
an unintended consequence of how last year's Supreme Court decision changed the
Medicaid provisions of President Barack Obama's health care law. The overhaul
expanded the federal-state program for low-income and disabled people. The
Supreme Court made the Medicaid expansion optional for states, which
complicated things.
Arizona
officials called attention to the problem last week, when Republican Gov. Jan
Brewer opted to accept the Medicaid expansion.
Brewer
had been a leading opponent of the overhaul, and her decision got widespread
attention. State budget documents cited the immigration glitch as one of her
reasons.
"If
Arizona does not expand, for poor Arizonans below (the federal poverty line),
only legal immigrants, but not citizens, would be eligible for subsidies,"
the documents said.
That's
because the immigrants would be eligible for government-subsidized private
insurance, while low-income citizens would not. The Obama administration
confirmed Arizona's interpretation.
The
gist of what Brewer was saying is that "by rejecting the expansion, you
are essentially rewarding the immigrant population at the expense of full
citizens," said Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association
of Medicaid Directors, a nonpartisan group that represents the states in
Washington.
"The
political optics of that could be crushing," he added.
It
could take some explaining for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, steadfastly opposed to
what foes dismiss as "Obamacare," and for Florida Gov. Rick Scott,
who is reassessing his position. Both states have large numbers of uninsured
citizens and legal immigrants.
"I think politicians will be under a lot of pressure not to
create these sorts of inequities," said Jennifer Ng'andu, a health policy
expert with the National Council of La Raza, one of the major Latino advocacy groups.
Her group supports the health care law and is urging every state to accept the
Medicaid expansion.
The
quirk in the Affordable Care Act was not planned. It came about on the twisting
route that laws follow from Congress to the president's desk and to the courts.
To
be sure, no one is talking about the government buying health insurance for
illegal immigrants. That's not allowed under Medicaid or Obama's law. Instead,
the issue here is between U.S. citizens and legal immigrants, those who are
lawfully present in the country.
Here's
the convoluted background:
Starting
Jan. 1, 2014, the health care law will offer health insurance to millions of
people now uninsured. Middle-class uninsured people will be able to get
taxpayer-subsidized private policies through new markets called exchanges.
Low-income uninsured people will be steered to Medicaid, a government program
jointly funded by Washington and the states.
Under
previous laws, legal immigrants have to wait five years to qualify for
Medicaid. Ng'andu said Hispanic advocacy groups wanted to lift that restriction
during the 2009 congressional health care debate, but couldn't get political
support. The Medicaid waiting period remained in place, but a compromise was
reached that would allow low-income legal immigrants to get subsidized private
coverage in the new health insurance exchanges.
The
health care law expanded Medicaid to cover millions of low-income adults who
are ineligible under current rules. As written, the law assumed that every
state would accept the Medicaid expansion, with Washington paying for most of
it. So the law stipulated that people below the federal poverty line — $11, 170
for a single person, $23,050 for a family of four— could not get subsidies for
private coverage in the exchanges. Medicaid was to be their only option.
Legal
immigrants here for less than five years remained an exception.
Along
came the Supreme Court. It upheld Obama's law, but ruled that states were free
to accept or reject the Medicaid expansion. The court did not touch the issue
of coverage for legal immigrants in the health insurance exchanges. That
provision remained in place.
And
that's how the immigration glitch came to be. Poor people in a state that turns
down Obama's Medicaid expansion can only get government subsidized coverage if
they are legal immigrants. U.S. citizens are out of luck.
So
far 11 states have said they're not interested in the Medicaid expansion.
Meanwhile, while 17 states and Washington, DC, say they are taking it. The rest
are weighing their options. The immigration glitch is now one of those
considerations.
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THE REALITY OF MEXICO’S OCCUPATION and EVER EXPANDING
WELFARE STATE IN AMERICA:
WILL MEXICO
BANKRUPT AMERICA LIKE IT HAS MEXIFORNIA?
BOOK: Mexifornia: SHATTERING OF AN
AMERICAN DREAM (illegals call it their DREAM ACT)
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