Mexico Promotes Free U.S. Healthcare For Illegal Immigrants
U.S. taxpayers pick up the expensive tab of medically
treating the millions who live in the country illegally.
Mexico's government operates programs in about a dozen American cities that
refers its nationals--living in the U.S. illegally--to publicly funded
health centers where they can get free medical care without being turned
over to immigration authorities.
The program is called Ventanillas de Salud (Health Windows) in Spanish and
its mission is to help illegal immigrants find U.S. hospitals, clinics and
other government programs where they can get free services without being
deported for violating federal immigration laws. Health Windows work in
conjunction with the US Health System and are a product of the combined
efforts of Mexico's Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of
Health regardless of the persons migratory status.
Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego and Indiana are among the cities
where Mexican consulates operate the health referral system which annually
costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars. In Los Angeles County alone,
illegal immigrants cost taxpayers nearly $440 million in health services
annually and a whopping $1.1 billion statewide.
The Mexican consul in Los Angeles proudly announced that nearly 300,000
Mexicans in the area have benefited from his government's health referral
program, which he says actually saves the county money by encouraging
immigrants to seek preventive care rather than waiting for more expensive
emergency treatment.
The Southern California operation promises to assess "consulate clients" for
eligibility to government-funded health insurance and other primary care
services and offers free legal assistance to those who are denied coverage.
Its goal is to improve access to health services for immigrants of Mexican
origin by formalizing a health education, medical home referral and
insurance enrollment program.
In Chicago, the Mexican consul's Spanish-language web site heavily promotes
the Illinois Department of Health's low-cost prescription medicine program
for illegal aliens and various free medical services throughout the state.
It encourages all Mexicans in the area to pursue the valuable U.S.
government-financed services for their entire family.
The Indiana-based program boasts that it serves thousands of "Mexican
nationals" living in that state as well as Ohio, Kentucky and southern
Illinois. Mexican officials claim that its highly successful pro-health
program sends out a clear message to other Mexican consulates throughout the
country and the world.
Although these programs facilitate people to remain in the country
illegally, Mexico is working hard to expand them to all 47 U.S. consulates
to better serve its nationals. In the meantime, U.S. taxpayers will keep
picking up the exorbitant tab of medically treating the millions who live in
the country illegally.
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