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Nick (allstarmercedesparts@jenin.ps) wrote:
: 
: 
: So best to destroy what's left of your economy because a few hard 
: working Mexicans get free hospital care?
: 

$ 30,000,000 for El Paso is more than a "few"

Their unpaid bills could lead to hospitals shutting down their emergency 
rooms.

   http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/borderland/20020926-25705.shtml
   Migrant care cost El Paso $30 million
   
  "Border medical costs
                                      
          Estimated amount of uncompensated medical costs attributable to
                      undocumented immigrants in 2000 in border counties:
                                                                         
                                                    San Diego $76,185,000
                                              Imperial, Calif. $2,839,000
                                                   Yuma, Ariz. $4,105,000
                                         Pima, Ariz. (Tucson) $24,650,000
                                               Santa Cruz, Ariz. $385,000
                                        Brewster, Texas (Alpine) $332,000
                                      Val Verde, Texas (Del Rio) $994,000
                                    Maverick, Texas (Eagle Pass) $901,000
                                            Webb, Texas (Laredo) $632,000
                                                    Starr, Texas $406,000
                                     Hidalgo, Texas (McAllen) $19,666,000
                                 Cameron, Texas (Brownsville) $14,903,000
                                                Cochise, Ariz. $1,698,000
                                             Luna, N.M. (Deming) $563,000
                                         Do�a Ana (Las Cruces) $5,455,000
                                                      El Paso $30,102,000
                                      Culberson, Texas (Van Horn) $61,000
                                                                         
                            Source:U.S.-Mexico Border Counties Coalition.
            ____________________________________________________
                                                                         
   Undocumented immigrants in El Paso rang up more than $30 million in
   unpaid medical bills in 2000 -- the second-highest amount for a border
   county, after San Diego -- according to a study being released today.
   
   The U.S.-Mexico Border Counties Coalition, a group of elected
   officials from 24 border counties in four states, commissioned the
   study to put pressure on Congress to reimburse border hospitals for
   providing emergency medical services to undocumented immigrants.
   
   [snip]
   
   Herskowitz said the growing pile of unpaid bills by undocumented
   immigrants at some hospitals has forced administrators to reduce
   staff, increase rates and cut back services.
   
   "What people need to think about is that the next time you are driving
   through a border state and have a medical emergency, the local
   emergency room could be closed because the hospital cannot afford to
   keep it open," she said."


--Jerry Leslie   (my opinions are strictly my own)
  Note: leslie@jrlvax.houston.rr.com is invalid for email