The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act last week cleared the way for its implementation. But for one very large segment of the Texas population, the new law will not apply. More than 10 million undocumented immigrants in the United States will be virtually untouched by the Affordable Care Act.
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Comments (6)
Greg Ellis
How does the law impact documented immigrants?
gypsy314 ne
Who in the hell keeps try to sugar coat illegal aliens with undocumented immigrants only idiots I know that see a tax as a penalty and a Illegal alien as undocumented immigrant is Obama and democrats the liars of the decade.
John Holladay
And wahtis wrong with that? Why should we pay for these folks? Why not Mexico? The illegals are a drain on us - and for thsoe who are confused, many are here just for our hand outs.
Look to the facts! This is a problem and needs to be fixed for the good of all. First they need to go home and clean up Mexico - see the movies "For Greater Glory", they can do it, they can fix Mexico, but not by running away.
m herrera
so what's wrong with them remaining uninsured. OBAMA 2012!!!
Tim Spotswood via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"More than 10 million undocumented immigrants in the United States will be virtually untouched by the Affordable Care Act. "???
Good! The only government assistance that should touch them is ICE ha ha
Rudy Gonzales
The Affordable Health Care Act is for American citizens, not for undocumented workers. The only time an undocumented worker would use the health care services would be in emergencies. Otherwise they shun and would stay away from any possible interaction where they would draw interest onto themselves. people who have been hurt anywhere should be treated so that no life is lost or impaired and sent on to their own private physician. Workers hurt on the job should get services on the dime of their employer. Undocumented workers do not want to get hurt and will walk away from jobs that would put them in peril. Ten million undocumented workers do the jobs no self-righteous, to-good-to-do-that-job-American would do just to make money to pay for his legal US child to continue schooling in the only country that child knows and deserves. There has been a steady decline in undocumented workers coming across the border. Yet there are many who have legal ties to America through wives, children and grand children who still visit and go back to their native country. The bigots who have made these ten million undocumented workers an issue are those cutting off their noses to save face. Manual labor from an American costs twice to three time more. I am all for enforcing all the immigration laws, hiring additional Border Patrol and every other thing to limit illegals. The radical extreme TEA-Republican have killed budgets for expansion of our ability to do the required job. Budget cuts at the state and federal level have proven to be a farce by the prejudiced and discriminators. The segregation and alienation of ten million who have been here for an extended length of time and have deep roots with children and grandchildren should also be addressed as once was by the Republican party. The radical fringe TEA sect took over and now it's "They will self-deport" and "They are beneath us" mentality has taken over. The "Dream Act" was discussed and approved for vote and the discriminating TEA fringe failed to address this contentious issue and now the TEA-Republican are looking for a way to make it right. Too little - too late. There are many American citizens who have experienced this mentality of the far right wing in ways too varied and extreme to go into here. Sufice to say, I have experienced it and I'm 69 years of age, a legal citizen who served proudly in the USAF, was honorably discharged and live a fruitful life no thanks to anyone but myself. - - That's my story - and I'm sticking to it!