Reply #214: Needed to reply to myself [View All]

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That came out sounding bad. I, like most Americans am concerned over the high cost of health care in America. I've felt the crunch - paying out close to $1000.00 a month for family coverage a few years ago. However, I believe everyone in America should have access to health care services and no one should ever be denied care when they need it.

I don't have an answer for our immigration problems. It seems to me we haven't put enough thought or work into a matter of such importance. Wouldn't our borders be secured by now if we had? Until it took the spotlight a few weeks ago I would guess that mostly only those who stood to profit or lose were all that concerned. I'm thinking along the lines of business owners who hire undocumented workers because they'll work for practically nothing (not to mention the great tax break they provide). They're no better than smugglers - profiting off of people's desperation.

IMO, it's going to take some time before we've worked out a fair and practical solution for dealing with immigration. In the meantime, providing medicaid to undocumented immigrants may be a drain on society - but denying it would be a drain on humanity.