Health Care for Illegals?

" And the question is running lots of people the wrong way tonight some Democrats think. Illegal -- to not only to what illegal immigrants should get medical coverage and a new health care bill what do you think. Not try to Democrats in congress have written a letter to speaker Pelosi and other members of the democratic leadership. The letter says illegal immigrants should be allowed to buy into a government run health care plan why. Congressman Sheila Jackson lease signed that letter he joins us live good evening and why should. Illegal. People here in the United States had better to have that have the ability of buy into the program continent."

" Good evening Greta it's a pleasure to be with you and your viewers first of -- let me say that that's speaker Nancy Pelosi has already committed that too. The question you -- in the last segment is that -- legislation will be on the Internet and available for. American people to see at least having two hours before members of."

" She testified -- senate and the Senate -- this. The Senate has not but he indeed -- right kind of a bad speaker Pelosi -- it's a senate that not grumbling about and and that's so I'm grateful to speaker Pelosi on that so we actually right."

" And as the bill comes back from the -- and in conference that the American people have the opportunity to see the full and final bill as well."

" But let me M indicate to you over the past weekend. In my city the fourth largest city in the nation."

" Famous personality but a medical professional doctor Oz was here. Our whole being an open clinic session 2000 people lined up to secure. Health opportunities access to health care."

" The underlying premise of the health plan that is being proposed by the house and offended."

" Is to ensure that all Americans. Are required all individuals within our boundaries. Are required to buy health insurance the premise however it is. The more than an area and the healthier than area because then that will provide for resource is to self pay. All the Americans who have catastrophic illnesses and sickness is."

" And long term chronic illnesses that need health insurance."

" I -- tennis and but Minnesota is it okay Americans you know the yes they should be elected to listen I've been -- by the whatever program bill. People who illegally in the United States no -- legally United States. People are feeling really the essence why they even here if we get identified them for insurance purposes mainly get identified and get them. -- here and let them come back if they wanna come back legally. But as a practical magic really really it issued the Buddha -- an -- in jail. Great -- that it and he -- violating the law so why should why should they be part of this -- largess of the American people in terms of the health care insurance."

" Well I'll be happy to answer that question since Texas has the largest number of health. Of individuals that are uninsured in Texas have large cities like Houston who likewise Ethan Harris County -- the largest number of individuals of -- city."

" That are uninsured but the premise is that the more people in the system the list bad."

" The system will be a burden and the answer to your questions because illness and disease and epidemics."

" And out of respect of status."

" I -- I hear. The premise of what I signed a -- for. It's allow for those in this country that may be understand -- undocumented. -- by. Insurance in exchange that is on subsidized so they're using their own money."

" And I mean that's that's not something that's this is not something where the federal government is paying for. This is where individuals who happen to be listening -- you allow your side the insurance is a problem. -- is a problem to do that we become haters and a bettors to encourage people to be here illegally that's the problem is that if -- if -- hearing really illegally. They shouldn't be here. And if we can manipulate them in person. I'll have -- and that the Arab."

" Let me say this when you raise a valid points and I know these are going to be points raised by the American people. First of all all of us want to ensure that criminal aliens have people who are here to do us harm are not here in this country's."

" But as you well know we have another challenge that forces the fix the broken system. As you have indicated so that people are here where status and those individuals who cannot get status for some reason or another. Our return back to their country but what we deal with right now."

" A means of individuals who are working paying taxes and they are in this country and frankly if there is immigration reform. They'll probably have some -- I think it -- access to legalization. But while reading window that read stuff while we're doing now is we have experienced. Well I don't I don't think we can wait. Why 18000. But we can't wait another sixty years and frankly there are too many people dying because they don't have insurance. And we have an H one in one potential pandemic an epidemic."

" And I believe Americans are sensible enough to know that there are already paying for in essence uncompensated care for a console and -- sitting."

" I cannot say that came in hospitals and don't have insurance we cannot wait and owning premise."

" Of which I signed the letter and others like -- signed the letter is that healthy individuals who can come in."

" And by insurance fund subsidized by any federal dollars so really it's just allowing people."

" Let me let me get quick cancer and then I gotta go is number one is at -- catastrophic we always except that the emergency room we don't ask questions of some isn't a bad car accident. But what the the whole point that I am trying to make you is that police are Foster illegal behavior it it it's gonna than just create more illegal behavior and I don't wanna do this. I absolutely agree with you we're going to engage in this session on comprehensive immigration reform that answers your concern but Greta. While addressing this question with the pending H one in one. Epidemic or pandemic as it might be and the -- and say yeah he's an illness is not a respective we've got to address this question. And debt and I and I got to go and cash and thank -- much for joining us thank you for having me next."