Anti-BVBL

Watch Greg stammer when explaining the ‘$50 million supposedly, reasonably’ shortfall of the hospital which is ‘attributed’ to ‘illegal’ immigrants. Why all the stammering and disclaimers of supposedly or reasonably well it’s because it’s not PROVEN! It’s a feeling. I personally spoke with a representative from the hospital who I asked for proof that undocumented individuals and not just the poor were the ’self-pay’ ie ‘no-pay’ problem to which she replied - ‘it sure feels that way.’ Sorry folks, I’m not buying this ‘feeling’. Show me the numbers or give me the best numbers you have. The hospital is a non-profit and files 1099’s online, so I looked there without any luck. Otherwise, they don’t release their annual report to the public but I’d really like to look at those numbers. Otherwise, I get the feeling that it’s just scapegoating the undocumented community.

I don’t agree with the host in his introduction about ‘only investigating the immigration status of those that have been arrested.’ He states it’s for those arrested, if there’s reason to believe that there in the country illegally. But as far as I can ascertain this is not the intention of the resolution. This ‘Immigration Resolution’ authorizes officers to investigate when they suspect that there is an immigration violation. For example, the work van with 14 Hispanic guys inside and nobody has any identification then the police if they suspect the occupants are undocumented would be authorized to investigate their immigration status. Obviously, nobody is under arrest but yet there could be an investigation into their status. So the premise of the debate seems slanted in favor of a position that is widely accepted meaning most people myself included believe there’s no issue with investigating and deporting criminals convicted of felonies.

What’s of greater concern, is Corey Stewart saying he would allow investigations of immigration status into people accused of loitering. In fact, the immigration attorney at the U.S. Human Rights Commission hearing gave testimony of immigrants being pulled over for ’sharp right turns’ and ‘license plates that looked bent.’ This is a far cry from deporting criminal felons.