March 15, 2005
Immigration: “We must not misconstrue generosity with surrender.�
By Madeleine Cosman

Anyone so naïve as to think that the millions of dollars spent on illegal alien health care is not the biggest contributor to his own rising costs of medical insurance needs to read “Illegal Aliens and American Medicine�[PDF file] by Madeleine Pelner Cosman, Ph.D., Esq. in the Spring 2005 issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

Whenever I hear open border enthusiasts claim that America has to grant amnesty to illegal aliens so they can “step out of the shadows,� I scream:

“No one is in the shadows! They are openly driving without a license down Main Street to drop their kids off at K-12 schools for an education on our dime. They gather at hiring halls to work off the books. And they sit in the waiting rooms of medical clinics to receive taxpayer-funded treatment for ailments as basic as the common cold. When their medical needs are more serious, they proceed in broad daylight to major area hospitals for advanced treatment. Come one, come all!�

Madeleine Pelner is a California-based medical lawyer and Professor Emerita of City College of the City University of New York. What is truly shocking in her article is her detailed analysis of what goes along with the health care giveaway: translators, advocates, lawyers, respite care baby sittersâ€â€