The Center identifies poor education as a primary cause of the high rate of the uninsured. Because immigrants lack technological and educational skills, many enter the lower echelons of the work force. These jobs do not offer insurance and unskilled workers cannot afford to buy private insurance, the study said. Camarota believes U.S. immigration policy is a major factor in the burgeoning numbers of the uninsured. U.S. immigration policy doesn't select people based on their skills for the most part.
Family relationships are the primary criteria for admission.
They believe that to even raise the question will leave them vulnerable to attacks of xenophobia, protectionism, or even racism.