California should give EMERGENCY medicaid to undocumented. But FULL SCOPE goes too far since the state can't afford it.

Stop all aid to illegals and sue to get money back already paid out

Hold on. I said we should stop full scope healthcare to these people, not emergency healthcare. There's a Difference if you didn't know. If you were in a foreign country and got into a car crash, you would still want to be treated right? Regardless of your immigration status there?

I didn’t say stop treating them, I said to stop the aid and get the money back

If I were hurt in a foreign country, I don’t expect them to pick up the bill without wanting me to repay it.

Okay. Then we should have whoever's undocumented here and make them pay their taxes. And they already pay significantly while using less in emergency services. 37 billion in taxes to state governments. California however, gives more than just emergency services.

Not all pay taxes.

Cut off all aid. No SNAP, no benefits, nothing.

Well in California yes. And major blue states like illinois and New York. But most do pay.

And yes. No Snap. That's for citizens. No benefits beyond emergency services.

And you say nothing again. So you're saying not even emergency serivces?

Read my earlier reply. Treat them but make sure they pay for services rendered, even if it means confiscating their passports

And you are but you are charged the fees it costs unless you have your own insurance. The country you are in does not pay for your medical bills.

True. And you should pay for how much you used in healthcare. Which the undocumented in our country do pay for. The group payed a total of 37 billion in taxes in total in taxes to state governments.

If they are illegal in the country how can they pay taxes legally? They must be using a bogus Social Security number which reeks of fraud right there. Who is taking that money that isn't being paid into the fund? Probably politicians who want to allow fraud and recently we can see that is the Demorhhoids.

Undocumented use something called Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) issued by the IRS. I'm not kidding.

They use this to pay taxes and file tax returns.

They should send the info to ICE as well as the IRS

I guess so.

I see it's a thing. If they can work and report income, why can't they change their immigration status to be legal? They still need to be deported if found in violation of immigration law.

Because becoming a legal immigrant is hard for them. Entering illegally in the first place disqualifies them from getting a green card. If they leave, then return in the future if necessary, or when the situation is better financially for them, they will face 3-10 year bans. It's also expensive for the people entering especially if they have low savings, since becoming a citizen is a lengthy process for them. The undocumented in our country didn't find themselves with many choices, so that's why they just chose to enter illegally.

Boo f’n hoo. No one ever said they have a right to break into a country and get preferential treatment.

You do know that most of people don't get SNAP right? Or Obamacare. Or full scope healthcare unless its California. They don't get preferential treatment.

You don't understand this stuff. MedicAid is to buy votes for Demorhhoids. Why do you think it goes to people in their 20s to 50s? These are people - like illegals WHO NEVER WORKED OR PAID TAXES INTO IT.
They pay no premiums.
Conversely the elderly and disabled on Medicare pay $140 a month in premiums. I pay $50 in co-pays a month on my meds.
MedicAid needs to be done away with and Medicare benefits need to expand for those who worked and paid for their benefits.
When I left Journalism I took a job drug testing people for the courts. The Welfare bums were the absolute worst.

The undocumented can pay their taxes using ITN numbers issued by IRS. And they do pay you know, 37 billion to states.

And no! Medicaid is for modernizing the US. It's not about getting the votes only. Most undocumented don't get Medicaid in literally most of the states.

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