News Story
I was actually shocked when I learned some of the costs associated with the medical care for illegal immigrants in a SINGLE AREA of medicine!
To Summarize...
For the year 2004: Parkland Hospital spent $70.7 Million Dollars on Obstetrics.
The federal government paid $44.1 Million
Dallas County paid $31.3 Million
Other income broke down as follows:
- Patient Pay $0.1 Million
- Commercial Insurance $0.8 Million
- Tobacco Settlement $0.1 Million
- Other Funds $2.1 Million
- Etc...
Surplus at the end of the year was $8 Million dollars
Now... why does this shock me? 70% of the care provided by Parkland Hospital Obstetrics was provided free of charge to illegal immigrants!
In other words, for this ONE hospital, our government paid over $52 Million Dollars so that ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS could have a baby!
Some of the women presented later on in the story actually go so far as to say that they come to the US illegally to HAVE their babies, because it is cheaper and safer than having them in Mexico! Of course, it is cheap for THEM, but who actually pays? It is the rest of us paying through higher taxes, higher health insurance costs, and we simply accept it!
I'm sorry, but America, PLEASE look at what illegal immigration is doing to us!
