Illegal Immigrants’ Emergency Care Is Limited by U.S. Rule

meme wrote:

Sicko is not fiction. Other than maybe the Cuba section. It is the description of my personal experience with the Italian system for as long as I have lived.

Your assumption that undocumented immigrants don't work or that they are all drug dealers is ludicrous. I live in NYC. This city would collapse in less than two hours if these people stopped working.

first; this is not italy. americans wouldn't pay the taxes you pay. i'd like to see where i said illegals don't work. they do work. they don't contribute to society but they work. since you live in nyc; i'm sure you can find a crack dealer within minutes. we see it on the news here all the time.
if nyc would collapse in 2 hours if the illegals stopped working; then nyc is a big reason we don't have socialized medicine. look at all the money nyc pours into social services. look at the amount spent on welfare alone.
we have laws and rules for entering this country. why would anyone advocate violating the law? if you add up all the costs spent on illegals; including what is spent at the borders; all americans could have free healthcare. on the other hand; if 14 million people were dropped in italy; it's healthcare system would crumble. especially if those 14 million also needed welfare and the other services they receive in the us. this is why countries control immigration.
lastly; you tell me how wonderful it was in italy; but you live in nyc. that in itself says it all.