Monday, May 9, 2011
SB 1070
Well reading Arizona's Senate Bill was one of the most confusing tasks i have completed lately. No wonder politicians get away with so much the gar-gin they use mixed with the format of that bill was too much. The purpose of this bill is, " To make attrition through the enforcement the public policy of all state and local government agencies in Arizona". I think this means they want to crack down on the number of people in Arizona buy exporting aliens, illegal or not. When people take on immigration it is a pretty easy argument to them. You can talk about how illegal immigrants use a lot of hospital funding to be treated because they have no health insurance, or you could also argue that people can immigrate just use all the proper channels. I would agree with both of these positions but what i don't agree with is the attitude that comes with both these positions. People tend to say because of the amount of taxes "wasted" on helping the under privileged who risk it all to live in America, we should stop treating immigrants and start deporting them. I say that if Emergency Medicine is NEEDED it should be provided, however if their situation is NOT an emergency, if they are there in pursuit of drugs, or anything else that would constitute a falsely required visit. Then refuse medical attention tell them to buy their cough medicine like every other American would, at Rite Aid. To stop all medical services toward illegal immigrants would result in a huge number of deaths that otherwise would have been prevented. For that reason i say it would be unconscionable to stop all health care services for the uninsured. I think that certain members of Arizona's cabinet just don't want to wait for medical attension anymore. So by using "attrition" decrease the number of people who reside in that state. They make life just a little more convenient for themselves.
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You make a good point about the healthcare issue, and I agree that it is not humane to ignore real emergency medical needs, regardless if the person is not a citizen.
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