Right well I couldtn find anything saying that they receive welfare .. the
free medical didnt start until 99 (as a federal regulation) .. so I did have
to dig a little .. and nearly my whole life medial was only provided if you
could pay ..

----- Original Message -----
From: "mirkath" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 2:16 AM
Subject: [twgsdotorg] OT: service cost for illegal aliens


>
> At 08:13 PM 1/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I have only ever been to hospitals to visit sick people (alot of sick
people
> >there btw) ..
> >Oh well ..
> >
> >Emergency services are like
> >emergency's tho .. so they shouldnt be refused .. IF it's not an
emergency
> >then the hospital should turn them away .. I think it cost like 2bn a
year?
> >..
> >not a lot I dont think
>
> But,  you said they receive 0 health benefits, and from my perspective,
2bn
> a year is quite a bit more than 0. And that does not even touch on the
> issue of welfare costs associated with them.
>
> Again, I am not saying whether or not it is correct to spend that money,
> just pointing out that your assertion that there is a cost of $0 to the
> taxpayers, and a cost of $0 to the consumer in the health sector, as being
> incorrect.
>

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