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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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 @8TQBPGSWrite-In from Ohio  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, They get treated and are shown/directed the path to legal citizenship. If they choose to not become a citizen they must return to country.

 @8MKSQXTWrite-In from New Jersey  answered…5yrs5Y

yes but not awarded citizenship but a visa

 @8K2WH6CWrite-In from Missouri  answered…5yrs5Y

I think we don’t have a good system for those who are applying for citizenship

 @8H8NYDSWrite-In from Pennsylvania  answered…5yrs5Y

If an illegal citizen is injured, as fellow human being we should take care of our brothers. They still should go through proper channels to become a citizen and help others in the same predicament

 @8H6D6W5Write-In from Washington  answered…5yrs5Y

Maybe. There should be a path to citizenship in

 @8GBXGJNWrite-In from Michigan  answered…5yrs5Y

Only if they are taxed accordingly. Get rid of under-the-table payments and most of the issues here are eliminated.

 @8F8GNN2Write-In from Tennessee  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but they should have to pay back a fair amount.

 @9B3R8ZQWrite-In from Iowa  answered…2yrs2Y

I think that there should be different measures put in place to make it easier and more ethical to become a citizen.

 @8FG9ZLPWrite-In from Delaware  answered…5yrs5Y

I think yes if it is chronic or fatal. If they could potentially lose their life, absolutely. If it is a something minor no.

 @8NRKZGPWrite-In from Kentucky  answered…5yrs5Y

I like tacos!

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…8mos8MO

Biden will issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea.The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday. Using his pardon power to assure Hunter Biden does not spend time in jail comes as the 82-year-old president is near the end of his term in the White House and has no future election to face. In recent months Biden has said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence.“I will not pardon him,” the president said of his son in June after a jury found him guilty on three federal gun charges.President Biden has discussed issuing a pardon for his son with some of his closest aides since at least Hunter Biden’s conviction in June, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions about the matter said. They said a decision was made at the time for the president to publicly say he would not pardon his son even though doing so remained on the table.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters earlier this month that the president’s position has not changed.

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