How Health Reform Can't Avoid the Immigration Issue
James R. Edwards tells National Review readers that any attempt to cover the uninsured will have to deal with immigration. In addition to the 9-10 million illegal immigrants without insurance, there are additional millions of legal immigrants without insurance. He notes that since 1989, immigration has accounted for 71 percent of the rise in those without health insurance. Ultimately, voters will realize that any health care program that expands care without eligibility tests will involve taking money from taxpayers and giving it to illegal aliens.