Originally Posted by Sam

Yes you both makegood points and I believe in immigration control. My point with this article was not really against the wall-it may be the right choice from a security standpoint. My real point is concerning healthcare- many believe illegals are the root cause of the current healthcare crisis in this country and that is not true. In fact they avoid the system. Oregon is a huge agricultural mecca. Many orchards hire illegals.They pay low wages, do not follow guidelines working for working with pesticides. I think these companies are abusing the system as much as any illegal-when they have an occupational accident the companies that hire and bring these workers in do not pay the medical bill.Regardless my point was not to defend illegals just to expose the smoke and mirrors that politicans try to play when faced with the cause of healthcare costs and coverage in America.

Uninsured patients are only one portion of the problem and illegals represent less then 2% of the uninsured.

Another issue is insurance companies pay physicians to deny care to clients who have paid into the system for years. Most medical bankruptcies are among insured working people

My only point was that politicians use illegals as a scapegoat to avoid solving the real healthcare issues in the country.