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Some light reading on the topic(s).
Executive Summary: Health care bill denies national-backed insurance policies to illegal aliens in US. Illegals are sentenced to receiving health care the old-fashioned way: hospital emergency rooms and clinics. Proven to be expensive, for all parties except the patients. Immigration reform is next. Immigration reform includes amnesty for 12 million illegals. Amnesty displeases certain segments of the electorate. Political hand-wringing occurs. An answer is produced (from Chuck Shumer and friends): a biometric national ID card that will separate those who are citizens (and hence qualify for benefits) and those who are not. Coming soon, to a congressional debate near you! Background reports: (see Cato Report footnotes as well.)
http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2...al-immigrants/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20000758-38.html
http://www.secureidnews.com/2010/03/...-being-planned
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...Tabs%3Darticle
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/two-id-cards/
http://www.newsweek.com/id/233657
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa237.html
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...1.4c998a7.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...igration-plan/
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