It is important to understand that the two polarized sides of illegal immigration make it difficult for the United States government to change our immigration system. While some believe amnesty is necessary for all, others insist that it is impossible that this decision is not the most logical one. If nothing is done, thousands of illegal immigrants will continue to cross our borders! I am not being dramatic. Specifically, our financial system is dependent on our decision to change or not to change the immigration system now. Coyotes will continue to lead illegal immigrants into our country because minimal measures are being done to prevent anything different from happening. Specifically, the Mexicans will continue to put a financial burden on taxpayers and will cause health care insurance costs to rise. Taxpayers will continue to pay for illegal aliens. In response to this idea, Republican Charles Baker urges that, “We need a ‘strong step forward in ensuring that taxpayer money is spent on legal residents seeking state services.’” (Unsure future for illegal immigration plan)
In addition, hospitals provide services to immigrants without health insurance causing them to lose millions of dollars. Because doctors and nurses do not ask about a person’s citizenship before giving treatment, they cannot determine who is insured and who is not. As a result, health care costs are rising as hospitals are losing money. “Hospitals in the Southwestern United States are losing $190 million annually per year for uncompensated health care from illegal immigrants.” Hospitals will continue to be forced to raise their costs. Therefore law-abiding citizens will be charged higher rates to compensate for those who are not paying. It has been said, that illegal immigrants “present this hard-working community as a drain our society's resources.” (Illegal Immigration could cost Taxpayers trillions)
If illegal immigration remains unresolved, our government and our hospitals will lose money, while taxpayers will have to pay higher rates for medical insurance. The issue comes down to “either you enforce the law and don't have so many illegals, or you shut up about the cost.” (Rising healthcare costs put focus on illegal immigrants) This quote is very clear about what needs to happen. Our country cannot have it both ways, either we will have to change our laws or have higher taxes.
I totally agree with that United States government has to do something about illegal immigrants. Our country is in hard economic times, and raising taxes to help support illegal immigrants is not going to help. Amnesty is good, but that is not going to stop more illegal immigrants from coming into the country. The laws for illegal immigrants needed to be stricter and enforced. It is not fair for hospitals to raise their prices for taxpayers because illegal immigrants are causing the hospital to lose money. There needs to be a strategy made to prevent these coyotes from bringing illegal immigrants into our country. That is one of the main ways immigrants get into the country, and if the government stops the coyotes, then many illegal immigrants would not get into the country. As far as the illegal immigrants that are already in the country, the government should try and allow them to become citizens as soon as possible.
ReplyDeleteHaving done much research about the rising costs of health care with focus on the recent health care reform bill, I completely agree with your argument about regulating illegal immigration. Yes, these immigrants take jobs that many Americans choose not to work, but has anyone ever thought of the financial implications of what these immigrants are costing us? Their jobs may be minimum wage, but that is not the only amount of money we are losing on illegal immigration. Taxes, healthcare, and everything else that goes along with taxes are what illegal immigrants are wrongfully taking advantage of. There must be some solution to solving illegal immigration and I realize it may take a long amount of time, however, the issue needs to be solved soon.
ReplyDeleteI think that there should be stricter laws dealing with illegal immigration. However, it would be difficult if not impossible to deport all of the illegal immigrants that are already here. So, I think that amnesty might be a possible choice. But, it would only be possible for the immigrants that are living here now, so that it would not encourage other illegal immigrants to come here. But there has to be something done because they are using government programs like public schools etc., and they are not paying taxes.
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