[C]ontrary to Rep Wilson, the bills under consideration really won’t give health insurance to undocumented immigrants. But […] this seems regrettable to me—undocumented immigrants are people, too! Obviously, it’s politically impossible for elected officials to take any other stand on this immigrant issue, but it’s a really unfortunate and inhumane posture they’re adopted.

[C]ontrary to Rep Wilson, the bills under consideration really won’t give health insurance to undocumented immigrants. But […] this seems regrettable to me—undocumented immigrants are people, too!

Obviously, it’s politically impossible for elected officials to take any other stand on this immigrant issue, but it’s a really unfortunate and inhumane posture they’re adopted.

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Matthew Yglesias » Immigrants and Health Care

Exactly. Somewhere around ¼ of the uninsured in the US are immigrants, and the plans we have for remaking the US healthcare industry completely ignores them (except when they’re added to the total number of uninsured to SELL the plan.) Should someone die on the street because their papers aren’t in order? Apparently Joe Wilson AND Barack Obama can agree on that.