"67-year-old Yemeni citizen coming to live with family in the U.S. because she is sick"

[RandallFan]

"67-year-old Yemeni citizen coming to live with family in the U.S. because she is sick"

Who pays for the healthcare and to move the corpse?


https://apnews.com/a59ff945c2c449c69e8f7de96932eb65

Her mother-in-law's sister, a 67-year-old Yemeni citizen coming to live with family in the U.S. because she is sick from heart problems and diabetes, was detained after getting off a plane from Saudi Arabia.

"We're very sad. She lives a very bad life. We try in her last days to (give her) a good life," Ghaled said, adding that the family had been told that she would be refused entry and put on a jet back to Saudi Arabia. "We've waited for this many years, (for) her to come. They should just let us see her. Seeing her would make you feel a little better."

 

[KrokHead]

Immigrants contribute to the US and pay taxes, however there is inevitable abuse of the social safety net.

The problem is with welfare, not immigration.

 

[tod evans]

Immigrants contribute to the US and pay taxes, however there is inevitable abuse of the social safety net.

The problem is with welfare, not immigration.

Both are handled by government so it stands to reason that there's problems with both....

Not just one or the other.

 

[timosman]

Both are handled by government so it stands to reason that there's problems with both....

Not just one or the other.

Why is there always somebody who makes the same easily debunked argument? How many sock puppets are there?

 

[TheCount]

Immigrants contribute to the US and pay taxes, however there is inevitable abuse of the social safety net.

The problem is with welfare, not immigration.

Welfare has nothing to do with this story.

 

[tod evans]

Welfare has nothing to do with this story.

Neither of you know whether or not this old broad will use public monies for her healthcare.

 

[timosman]

Neither of you know whether or not this old broad will use public monies for her healthcare.

Hmmmmm, let me think. She might use an IRA/401k from her home country to pay for our overpriced healthcare providing she has enough funds there. The likelihood of such a scenario is not very high, I'd give it 0.000001%

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

Both are handled by government so it stands to reason that there's problems with both....

Not just one or the other.

Neither immigration nor welfare were handled by the goonerment 200 years ago and neither is "authorized" by the constitution (of no effect)...

 

[TheCount]

Neither of you know whether or not this old broad will use public monies for her healthcare.

She has family, and immigrants are not eligible for use of public money for healthcare.

The closest she could come would be going to the emergency room and then not paying, which - again - has nothing to do with welfare.

 

[tod evans]

Neither immigration nor welfare were handled by the goonerment 200 years ago and neither is "authorized" by the constitution (of no effect)...

200 years ago "He needed shot your honor." was a legitimate defense...

Count me in for the time travel brigade.

 

[tod evans]

She has family, and immigrants are not eligible for use of public money for healthcare.

The closest she could come would be going to the emergency room and then not paying, which - again - has nothing to do with welfare.

Whatever term you choose to use to describe publically funded healthcare doesn't change who's paying for it.

 

[timosman]

She has family, and immigrants are not eligible for use of public money for healthcare.

The closest she could come would be going to the emergency room and then not paying, which - again - has nothing to do with welfare.

Aye, aye, Sir!

 

[timosman]

Whatever term you choose to use to describe publically funded healthcare doesn't change who's paying for it.

I am dense on purpose.

 

[timosman]

Whatever term you choose to use to describe publically funded healthcare doesn't change who's paying for it.

If I had a pussy you'd be convinced already.

 

[TheCount]

Whatever term you choose to use to describe publically funded healthcare doesn't change who's paying for it.

Unpaid emergency room visits are not paid for by the public.

 

[timosman]

Unpaid emergency room visits are not paid for by the public.

Absolutely not. There is a special secret fund which takes care of it.

 

[tod evans]

Unpaid emergency room visits are not paid for by the public.

Reference $25.00 aspirins and $100.00 boxes of Kleenex...

Of course they are paid by the public!

Maybe you're referring to the funds being directly disbursed by government...

 

[TheCount]

Reference $25.00 aspirins and $100.00 boxes of Kleenex...

Of course they are paid by the public!

Maybe you're referring to the funds being directly disbursed by government...

Paid by other customers at the same hospital is not the same as paid by the public.

 

[timosman]

Paid by other customers at the same hospital is not the same as paid by the public.

In either case, as Carlin would put it, somebody is getting fuсked.

 

[Suzanimal]

Unpaid emergency room visits are not paid for by the public.

Can I chose a hospital that doesn't participate in this program?