Study: Illegal immigrants increase uninsured numbers

The Rand Corporation, a US think tank has released a study that the increase in the number of peole in the US today without health insurance is largely caused by the increased population of illegal immigrants. If the numbers hold true, 1/3rd of the uninsured are in the US illegally.
The RAND Corp, think tank is also projesting that since the number of illegal immigrants that are entering the US is growing rapidly, the number of uninsured will also increase porportionally



Many say that the population of illegal immigrants in the US is good for the economy.
They perform services that many Americans would not want to do and for lower wages.
Unfortunately, many forget that the the illegal immigrant is costing the tax payer billions of dollars a year. This article addresses the number of uninsured people in the US. What it does not go over is the results that this causes.
Where do you think the uninsured goes when they need medical assistance? To the ER. Where they are given the basic medical attention that they need for FREE! this raises the operating costs of the hospitals which in turn raises insurance rates for the insured.
As the article so eloquently stated:
"There are pros and cons of providing insurance to the undocumented that should be debated openly," he said. "Undocumented immigrants make up too much of the issue to be ignored or hidden by polite silence."

[edit on 11/12/05 by FredT]

Actually is not immigrants alone that are not insure in this country they are just but a grain on the rest of the low income Americans that can not afford insurance either.

Taken this two factors into consideration we can pretty much imagine how much is affecting the rest of Americans tax payer.

Now we have to understand that many people with jobs that also pay taxes can not afford the cost of insurance for the families, and irony taking in consideration that part of their tax money goes to pay for other uninsured.

It's not fair but this is live as we know it.