Illegal Immigration in Eastern Carolina Part 4 - WITN

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Take a trip to the doctor's office or hospital and you know how expensive healthcare can be.

One of the many reasons is the cost to treat the 12-million people in the U.S. Illegally, 300 ,000 to 400,000 here in North Carolina. Others contend the cost not to treat them would be even greater.

At Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville, hospital president Harvey case says the hospital looses 3 to 4-million dollars a year to treat the uninsured. That figure includes all people without health insurance. Case says they don't have an exact figure on how many are illegal because they're not allowed to ask. However, a study by the Congressional Budget Office shows the majority of people in the U.S. illegally do not have healthcare coverage.

By law, hospitals and healthcare providers that receive federal assistance can't turn patients away regardless of their ability to pay. That includes people who are in the U.S. illegally. That cost is passed on to those who have insurance.

Alex Asbun is director of Latino Healthcare Access at Duplin General. Asbun says, "I think we have to understand that this is something that was not created in the last decade or so, this is something that's been going on for many, many, years and unfortunately we haven't paid enough attention to find a solution that will work for us." Case says, "We feel like our hands are tied. We're here, our mercy room is open 24-7, the hospital is open 24-7, and we're here to take care of patients when they need us. The financial situation is the tough part."

The Congressional Budget Office says the U.S. Spends one-billion dollars annually to treat illegal immigrants.

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[tncdel]

@GARATINAW, if your grandmother was murdered in Mexico,

what's that got to do with why your mother decided to sneak into the U.S. illegally? What your mother did was illegal. So how can you call tncdel "horrible?" You just want to be unfairly given special privileges that everyone else doesn't get? That's not right. Everyone is expected to obey the law. No exceptions.

[tncdel]

My wife's a Hispanic immigrant. She wasn't too "lazy" to obey our immigration laws or to learn English. And I don't see allowing someone who has already disregarded our immigration laws amnesty.

If they are "good," then they should return to their own country, and from there apply for a U.S. visa, if they want to return. Or just stay in their own country and try to make it better.

It's wrong to allow ANY illegals amnesty, etc. for that will be disresoecting those who respected our laws.

[bamlamnam]

Americans Black and White stand up! Our laws are not being enforced anymore! You must enforce the law now and protect our sovereignty! Track them, their supporters and activist groups. If they are marching, go in groups and flank them from all sides by throwing eggs at them and drive off. If you know where they are at secretly sabotage their cars and houses, break their windows, slash their tires, cause them economic damage. Next is form a militia and drive them out by force! We are at war!

[HoustonRocket281]

@DUKEJET dayum! this was months ago! lmao! so was up my fellow american? how's work?

:D

[DUKEJET]

@HoustonRocket281 YES BUT THEY COME HERE PROTESTING THERE RIGHTS TO BE HERE ILLEAGALEY WHEN THEY SHOULD BE BACK HOME FIGHTING TO MAKE THE COUNTRY THEY LOVE A BETTER PLACE LIKE WE AMERICANS DID HERE

[DUKEJET]

@WhItEmAjIc123 WHITE PEOPLE ARE NOT LAZY THATS JUST PLAIN STUPID TO SAY EVERY RACE RELIGION AND PEOPLE HAVE THIER LAZY AND IGNORANCE IN THIER GROUPS MEXICANS CONTRIBUTE BUT THEY ALSO TAKE MORE THAN THEY GIVE ITS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIER RACE ITS WHAT THEY DO TO COME HERE AND WORK THEY SEND MONEY BACK HOME AND LIVE GOOD THERE ON AMERICAN MONEY IF THEY SPENT IT HERE WE WOULDNT NEED THE STIMULUS PLANS TO PUT MONEY BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITYIES AND NO IT ISNT JUST THE MEXICNS

[WhItEmAjIc123]

you guys need to understand that not ONLY mexicans cross the border people from all over south america go into mexico even muslims have been found in the border so dont only say that shit to mexicans , anyways illegal immigrants contribute to the economy of the united states so there not that bad , white people are lazy .

[louiethegreater]

Kind of reminds me of the Walmart business model, work them for pennies, and than direct them to public assistance. Businesses do just fine, but the system pays the bills. The answer is simple, secure our borders, deport illegals, heavily fine those why employ illegals, and stop immigration untill the system can assimilate the 20 million that are here.

That won't happen because the U.S. is given over to globalization, with the goal of ending nationstates.

[HoustonRocket281]

u know why ppl miggrate to US?i bet u thinking this right now "oh hes going to say they come to work and have a better life blah blah blah" well not exactly my friend...to apply for resident to work here it takes around 10 yrs!and u have to pay large amount of money and then wait! so u think ima wait 10 yrs (around there) to go to america and start working?im be dead by then...so they just do it ligeally just cross the border...thats another reason!why!

[DRAG0N1313]

1billon i do not have the but i have to pay becose im legal oww ya 1billon what i wonder is that y the usa is in the shit hole 1billon per year and how long has this been going on lets say 200 years 200billion that we the legal poeple have to pay for muchers