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Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

Illegal immigrants, as well as legal immigrants in the country less than five years, are not eligible for free healthcare through Medicaid. A 2007 study estimated that less than 1 percent of Medicaid spending went to healthcare for illegal immigrants. Proponents of subsidized healthcare for immigrants argue that increased access to basic preventive care will lower the demand for costly emergency care. Opponents argue that immigrants in the healthcare system run the risk of becoming "permanent patients," because they have no relatives, insurance or an established address where they can go once released.

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 @5JBLHDWLibertarian  from Kentucky  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and make it simpler for them to become citizens.

 @LyricGray from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and we should have universal healthcare

 @5JBLHDWLibertarian  from Kentucky  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but we should improve the process to make them legal citizens.

 @5JBLHDWLibertarian from Kentucky  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but they must be either granted citizenship or deported after treatment

 @5JBLHDWLibertarian from Kentucky  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but they must be either granted citizenship or deported after treatment.

 @93GWD3Y from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, contagious conditions do not discriminate based on immigration status and neither should we.

 @8SR2796 from Idaho  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but I don’t support government-subsidized healthcare

 @5JBLHDWLibertarian from Kentucky  answered…5yrs5Y

The government should not be involved in healthcare.

 @5JBLHDWLibertarian from Kentucky  answered…5yrs5Y

Replace highly regulated US healthcare with a free market and voluntary charities that take much better care of everyone.

 @5JBLHDWLibertarian from Kentucky  answered…2yrs2Y

No, but healthcare facilities should not be punished for offering them treatment, nor should the individuals immediately be deported.

 @98CSLSK from Wyoming  answered…2yrs2Y

No, but they should be able to purchase private healthcare and then be deported.

 @5JBLHDWLibertarian from Kentucky  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and we should improve the process to make it easier for immigrants to become citizens.

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