Health Care Reform Bill Will Cover Illegals

Everyone remembers President Obama declaring that public insurance options would not cover illegal immigrants and Rep Joe Wilson shouting "You lie!"

There have also been numerous attempts by House and Senate Republicans to add amendments to the bills with specific language denying public finance insurance for illegal immigrants. All of those attempts have been defeated by the Democrats. The congressional research service has stated that HR 3200, the basis of most of the health care bill's language, would cover illegal immigrants.

You can probably expect to see some language make it into drafts of final bills excluding public dollars to fund insurance for illegal immigrants as most voters are against providing it even if they are for some form of public option. Which does not explain the Democrats insistence that no such language is in the various bills or President Obama declaring that his plan would not cover those people in the country illegally.

Once language is inserted into the bill, then Americans do not have to worry about providing publicly funded insurance to illegal immigrants right?

Wrong!

In 1982, the Supreme Court ruled in Plyler v. Doe that benefits offered to the general public could not exclude certain groups of people even people in the country illegally.

Texas had a law that denied funds for public education to children in the country illegally. The Supreme Court ruled in Plyler v. Doe that the Texas state law was in violation of the constitution stating that "as illegal immigrant children are people "in any ordinary sense of the term", and therefore had protection from discrimination".

The President is either trying to mislead the American people or is ignorant of the fact that in Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court insured that the legislature would not be able to stop illegal immigrants from getting free or subsidized insurance if it is offered to the public in general.

This alone is enough reason to oppose any public option to be included in healthcare reform.

The next time you hear a politician say that illegals will not be covered under a public option, feel free to shout out either "You lie!" or "You are ignorant!". However, shouting out "You are ignorant" is probably closer to the truth.

Steve Mustanski blogs about politics and current political events. Visit http://conservativepatriothq.com to read more in-depth articles about politics and government from a conservative view point. In addition to in-depth articles about politics, you can post comments on articles which often lead to some great debates. Steve also maintains a conservative reading list with recommended books that will keep you informed and will educate you in many facets that shape today's political landscape.

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