Burning Atlanta

This is a little different twist to the health care costs of illegals. The part I'm focusing on is that these aren't people entering with the intention of staying. they're entering with the intention of getting free care in a US hospital. Had a friend that worked in Miami's Jackson Memorial. He told me all sorts of very strange tales about immigrants and that place. Anyway, I heard a story about some such hospital in Florida, don't know if it was Jackson or not, where immigrants would fly into Miami. Take a cab to the nearest hospital and get whatever medical care. Then, they'd simply leave after getting their free fix.

Freebie Treatment

Health care is an often overlooked facet of the national debate over illegal immigration, but in this border region, the impact on hospitals is apparent.

Federal regulations prohibit hospitals from inquiring about a person’s immigration status before offering treatment, but some like Copper Queen are kinder than others. The immigrants and their contacts know they will get good care here. Indeed, if a Mexican citizen not seeking to get into the United States is obviously injured or in an ambulance, border-crossing officers often let them through on a compassionate basis.

To hell with compassion. Every damned ambulance should be searched to make sure they're not doubling up as a drug mule.