Immigration Debate and Medical Care

Perhaps you have heard about the 2 governors...from New Mexico and Arizona....who recently filed suit against the federal goverment concerning the financial crisis they are facing. Uncontrolled illegal immigrant smuggling...along with drug running...is bankrupting those states. Hit just as hard is California and Texas. As a resident of California...I am particularly astute to the problems here. Believe me when I say that southern California is overrun with illegal aliens. Here is another prime example of what I mean.

Yesterday I was forced to go to UCLA Harbor County Hospital for treatment. Since my health insurance with Kaiser Permanente was cut off...thanks to TSA...I have no other alternative. The injury they caused in 2003 to my back...refuses to heal; therefore, I have to seek treatment where I can get it. UCLA Harbor is notorious for treating the downtrodden masses. In particular...they treat mainly the poorest of the poor. In fact...a sign posted in the sign-in desk explains their policy quite well..."No Patient is Refused Treatment". The place is a virtual madhouse all day. From the twilight of the morning....to well after dark...wall to wall people. For my brief 15 minutes with a doctor...took an 8 hour wait.

Anyway...I digress. I could count on one hand the caucasion people I saw there for treatment throughout the day. Ditto for the people of asian descent. By far the largest group of people seeking treatment were those of hispanic descent...with blacks lagging well behind in second. I engaged in some conversation with a few of the nurses about the cost drain on the county for this. I was told that a majority of the people who sought treatment could not pay for the care they received...and they believed that many were illegally in the country. Of course they had no way to really know this...as they were prohibited from asking for their proof of residency or work status. Any one who walked through the door was seen and treated. Of course...you can imagine where the money comes from from all of that free medical care. Very disappointing to say the least.

I don't know about any of you...but as a natural born 4th generation citizen and former civil servant and veteran of the armed forces of this county...I am really getting sick of not having a voice in the immigration policies we have. It's like talking to a wall. Politicians are too busy trying to get re-elected and just don't give a damn if the country goes down the tubes.

Too me...the biggest failure of all is allowing any child born on US soil to be an automatic citizen...regardless of the parents status. Very few other countries in the world allow for this...including Mexico! No more automatic citzenship for everyone. It creates a whole class of "anchor" babies...who then have a foothold to move entire families here. If you are in this country illegally...you should not expect to see your kids granted automatic US citizenship if they are born here.

People are getting fed up with this bullshit! I am getting fed up with this bullshit! It has taken some time...but the wheels are starting to turn as more people become directly impacted by illegal immigration. Just look at the governors of New Mexico and Arizona. Look at the school, housing and health crises in California. Enough is enough! As a citizen and veteran of this country...I demand a voice! Citizens and veterans should never have to take a back seat to people who do not love this country...or break our laws...or refuse to try and assimilate...and lastly...cross our borders illegally. Never!

......and Nero fiddled while Rome burned.