Where did I paint anyone? I didn’t, nowhere. I used 1 out of 100 as a simple example. If it’s not that what number are you comfortable in saying is? Now figure that into the millions who have come. Sure everyone wants to live happy. Unfortunately the world is a cruel place. We can’t take everyone in from everywhere. I just don’t agree with letting everyone in basically unchecked with a promise to report to a hearing weeks or months down the road.
How on God’s green earth are women and children ‘walking two months thru jungles’ and showing up in fresh clothes and shoes at our border without serious coordinated assistance?
I was asked by the Herman Health group to look at contracting for transport. Herman is about the largest Healthcare provider in Houston.
They need help getting IC (indigent care) out of their hospitals. IC takes up approximately 30% of their bed space.
In the days I spent there my main contact was a well educated, well employed, well payed 1st generation Mexican American. Her father was one of those that crossed the border as a young man. Worked 3 jobs. Paid taxes. Got to participate in the American dream.
Part of what I needed to see was the scope of the problem. She took me to what amounted to a tent city. Immigrants that some brilliant portion of our govt said, we can't keep them in processing centers too long. So they have ankle monitors placed on them and a cellphone provided so they can be reached as the process needs to see them. There were thousands of them
From the mouth of a 1st generation American.
"There is no way I could have become what I have here had my dad not sacrificed like he did. Mexico would have never allowed me to get to this."
"But we can't do this (as she looked over this little city of tents)". We, meaning the hospital system, is going bankrupt caring for them.
Someone has helped them learn, if you call 911, you will get into the hospital system.
They know if they complain of abdominal pains of unknown origins, they can get 3-5 days of food, and running water, and a bed. The hospital kicks them out after not being able to find anything.
They call 911 and come right back into the system.
It's literally going to take away your healthcare system that will cave in from loss of revenues.
So it's not about who is a criminal. The whole picture is bad.
They are told before they get here to claim political asylum. 98% of them will not be granted that status. Meanwhile it takes about 2 years to process that request. In that time, by law, we cannot employ them.
So the whole system is broken and yes they are getting help to work the system. I don't want to pay for this.
