Illegal immigrants deserve medical care for swine flu

Whether someone is legal or not, we need them ALL taken care of if they have a virus that others can catch. Such as the flu! - - Donna Poisl

Aside from the moral obligation, it just makes sense to treat all people for the illness -- before they have to go to the emergency room.

by George Skelton, Capitol Journal

From Sacramento -- The swine flu scare may be hype. Maybe not. Either way, it's reassuring to know that hospital emergency rooms and community clinics are treating anyone who's sick, including illegal immigrants.

"Swine flu knows no borders," notes Carmela Castellano-Garcia, chief executive of the California Primary Care Assn., an organization of roughly 700 clinics. "It pays no regard to income or immigration status."

Hardly a day goes by that I don't receive at least one e-mail from someone complaining about tax dollars "wasted" on illegal immigrants.
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