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mia

(8,361 posts) Fri Oct 4, 2019, 09:41 PM Oct 2019

The Trump administration will deny visas to uninsured, low-income immigrants

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Friday night barring immigrants who do not have health insurance and cannot afford to pay medical care costs from getting visas of almost any kind to enter the US....

Trump said the move is a means of cutting costs to American citizens, who he said pay higher taxes, premiums and medical costs to cover hospital fees for those who cannot afford care....

The proclamation comes after nearly all of the Democratic presidential candidates have backed the idea of providing unauthorized immigrants healthcare coverage. Every candidate raised their hands when asked if they supported it at a debate in June....

“As long as I’m president, no one will lay a hand on your Medicare benefits,” Trump told voters at a speech in Florida on Thursday. “I will never allow these politicians to steal your health care and give it away to illegal immigrants.”

https://www.vox.com/2019/10/4/20899610/trump-deny-visas-uninsured-low-income-immigrants

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The Trump administration will deny visas to uninsured, low-income immigrants (Original Post) mia Oct 2019 OP

He is a vile and evil man. I can't wait to see which countries will sinkingfeeling Oct 2019 #1

Who is really surprised? blur256 Oct 2019 #2

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #3

Good point. Blue_true Oct 2019 #4

No health insurance? We're one of maybe two countries in the world w/o national healthcare? no_hypocrisy Oct 2019 #5

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

1. He is a vile and evil man. I can't wait to see which countries will

Reply to mia (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 09:45 PM

Oct 2019

start to deny Americans visas.

blur256

(979 posts)

2. Who is really surprised?

Reply to mia (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 09:52 PM

Oct 2019

He won't help the low income non insured people here. I loathe him.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)

3. I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest

Reply to mia (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:37 PM

Oct 2019

that pretty much no immigrants have health care when they arrive here. Unless they are already employed by a company that offers health care benefits.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

4. Good point.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 11:36 PM

Oct 2019

Trump's statement is just his typical decoy. His EO will hurt Medicare, so he makes poor immigrants the whipping people to deflect from his policy intentions.

Fortunately the Press has finally started to pay attention to people that study Trump's actions and warn people. His EO is already getting bad Press, that is a definite change from what used to happen.

On immigrants. Trump's language just insures that people will come here illegally for work and stay under cover, making them ripe for all types of abuse from employers and others. And if those immigrants get seriously hurt, they will get medical attention. By not figuring out how to get immigrants medical care, Trump is actually increasing costs for Americans due to people getting treated, not being able to pay for the treatment and insurance not being available to pay.

no_hypocrisy

(46,122 posts)

5. No health insurance? We're one of maybe two countries in the world w/o national healthcare?