She can get sick all she wants. She might even get sick from this legislation. This mean-spirited legislation is all due to the idea that legal immigrants cost more in government benefits than they pay in taxes. But keep in mind only about 5 percent of working-age legal immigrants receive public assistance. Immigrants aren t bankrupting our country.
Legislators are bankrupt ethically to deny aid to legal residents.
America has always been about we, the people. Not we, the citizens. My mom knows that. She read it in the Constitution. All Things Considered, and a regular contributor to AsianWeek.