Democrat congressman from Ohio has introduced innovative legislation that would require foreign countries to reimburse American taxpayers for the exorbitant medical expenses of illegal immigrants.
Appropriately titled, PAYBACK Act (Preventing All Your Bucks from Aiding non-Citizens is Key), the measure would save the U.S. government billions of dollars annually and ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund health care services for illegal immigrants, according to its author, U.S. Representative Zack Space.
Medical bills for illegal aliens would be passed along to their country of origin, according to the proposed law, which was introduced in the House this month. The government would mostly collect by deducting the cost of illegal immigrants’ healthcare from the foreign aid their home countries would normally get from the U.S.
If the U.S. does not offer foreign assistance the country would get billed for 110% of the medical costs. In the case where illegal immigrants are from nation’s to whom the U.S. owes money, the cost of medically treating their citizens would be reduced from the debt. The money would be applied to strengthening border security. “It is fundamentally unfair and outrageous to foot the bill for immigrants unlawfully in the United States,” said Space, who has represented Ohio’s 18th congressional district since 2007.
U.S. taxpayers spend tens of billions of dollars annually to provide free medical care for illegal immigrants with states that border Mexico taking the biggest hit. The expense has become so unbearable in California—long an illegal alien sanctuary—that several municipalities eliminated the perk this year to save tens of millions of dollars in the midst of the state’s dire financial crisis.
Adding to the problem is the fact that Mexico, the country that provides the largest amount of illegal immigrants in the U.S., has long promoted America’s generous public health centers. It even operates a Spanish-language program (Ventanillas de Salud, Health Windows) in about a dozen U.S. cities that refers its nationals—living in the country illegally—to clinics where they can get free medical care without being turned over to immigration authorities.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2009/nov/payback-illegal-alien-medical-bills
Um mm I bet I know how this one is going to answered.Lets see, if your of hispanic heritage you are getting your panties in a knot about right now.I think if we could do this with just Mexico think of the money we would save.It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that most of our illegal problems comes south of the border.I think its a grand idea and would love for it to pass BUT why cant our govt just say …hay if your illegal don’t expect a dime of help in any way shape or form for you or your anchor babies so if you come here do it at your own risk because you’ve been warned.
No. Not one single thing. Great idea.
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Can I have the money back that your parents claimed for you as a dependent? Can I have the money back that you will claim for your spouse and your children? Can I have the money back for the police who protect you or the army that fights for you?
Your selective nature only demonstrates the passive genocide of the right.
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Well it is about time someone else thought of that I have been saying that for 30 years.
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It’s an idiotic idea. I cannot find anywhere in the US Constitution that grants America (a nation FOUNDED on the principle that another nation should not be sovereign over US matters) the right to impose fiscal demands on other nations!
You need to calm down and realize you are being sold a "bill of goods"; of COURSE nobody likes that foreigners are abusing our medical generosity, but seriously, if you look at the numbers involved a very different picture emerges;
Adult illegal immigrants tend to be younger and healthier than their legal-resident counterparts, resulting in relatively low use of health care services, according to the study. This directly contradicts many assertions repeatedly made by right-wing politicians and pundits in a strong push to impose harsh immigration reform efforts through various American governmental bodies.
Undocumented adults account for about $6.4 billion a year in national health care expenses, $1.1 billion of which is paid from public funds, according to the study by the Rand Corp., a conservative-leaning think tank. The publicly funded portion represents 1.25% of the total $88 billion in government funds spent on health care for adults other than seniors during 2000.
For comparison, the total cost of upgrades to the wall being constructed on the Mexico-United States border is currently expected to be between $30 and $36 billion and take most of the next decade.
Do the math; it would be cheaper for us to give them free health care services for FOUR DECADES than continue with this "wall" (which won’t work anyway)!
We need to help South America become more like the US, and create 350 million new paying customers for United States products & services…..
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Um mm I bet I know how this one is going to answered.Lets see, if your of hispanic heritage you are getting your panties in a knot about right now.I think if we could do this with just Mexico think of the money we would save.It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that most of our illegal problems comes south of the border.I think its a grand idea and would love for it to pass BUT why cant our govt just say …hay if your illegal don’t expect a dime of help in any way shape or form for you or your anchor babies so if you come here do it at your own risk because you’ve been warned.
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*APPLAUDS THE CONGRESSMEN!*
thank god someone in congress has there head on straight! yes we need to DEMAND that money back.. we deserve it!
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I hope this passes that would be so amazing!
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the government should be asking the illegal immigrants to pay – NOT their governments.
This is more proof that the USA is downright GREEDY
So this means that ALL other countries can now demand that the US government PAY for all bills (hotel, restaurant, tourism, credit card bills and all other bills) that all americans have skipped out on, in ALL other countries around the world.
These countries will have the same right to ask the US government for restituition – that is what your bill says
YAAY now I can demand that the US government PAY for the damn car crash in which my mother died (and pay for the funeral which I could not afford) because she was killed by a very stupid American driver (the car has US plates) who refused to pay for repairs.
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