Take Care of Americans Without the Burden of Illegal Aliens
by Terri
Terri writes: Terri, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this issue confronting America. As you point out, many of those who are here illegally don't bother to follow the laws we already have in place. If they won't buy auto insurance, even though it is required by law, what makes the government think they will buy health insurance because it is required by law? They won't, and they will continue to be a burden on the backs of law-abiding citizens and immigrants alike, who follow the rules, uphold their responsibilities as citizens, and work to keep America safe and strong. I live in Arizona, and the problem of illegal immigrants is a large one here, as it is in California. We find that if Mexicans who are here illegally are involved in an auto accident, they rarely have any insurance at all, and our legal residents are left to look to their own insurance to make them whole again. That's assuming they CAN be made whole again, and that their lives are not permanently altered because of their injuries. Why would health care be any different? Can our inept politicians and government bureaucrats actually believe that people who won't buy government-mandated auto insurance will, for some unknown reason, buy government-mandated health insurance? Duh - if they were interested in following our laws, they wouldn't be here illegally in the first place, now would they?! We agree with you that offering a "free ride" to people who are here illegally is an unfair burden to the millions of struggling American taxpayers who work hard to earn the government "benefits" they receive. Social Security is already on the way to bankruptcy. That can't get any better as long as people who never paid into the program are allowed to collect benefits from it. That's a matter of simple math. When the number you subtract is larger than the number you added, you end up with a negative sum. We also agree that those who are ABLE to work should be required to work in order to qualify for their benefits. Welfare should be reserved for those who are unable to help themselves. The rest should be enrolled in work-fare. If they are able to work, and choose not to, the rest of us should not have to support them. Responsible members of any society understand they must work to earn their place in that society and benefits derived therefrom. How do we make the irresponsible ones understand it is not our duty to hand them, on a silver platter, benefits they were unwilling to work for? What about you? What do YOU think of the burden illegal immigrants pose to America? Would you deport them all, with the idea that paying for their ticket home is cheaper than supporting them for the rest of their lives? What's your proposal to solve this problem? Click below to add your comments to this discussion. If your comments are not directly related to those here, and you feel they would be better on their own separate page, click on the link that says, "Join in and write your own page." If there's already a page discussing your topic, we'll move your comments to the appropriate spot. Thanks for joining our discussion.
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