Thread: Free Health Care for Ill. Als Needs Improvement , congress

Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens Needs Improvement, Some in Congress Say
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
By Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer




Capt. Jose Rodriguez, director of the Division of Immigration Health Services, U.S. Public Health Service, said some of the medical care ICE dispenses has saved lives. (CNSNews.com/Penny Starr)(CNSNews.com) – Free health care provided to illegal aliens detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement needs to be investigated and improved, some members of a congressional Homeland Security panel said on Tuesday, despite testimony that the number of detainee deaths is way down and that health screenings have saved lives.

Capt. Jose Rodriguez, director of the U.S. Public Health Service's Division of Immigration Health Services, testified that each individual taken into ICE custody is given a verbal health screening and is tested for tuberculosis within 12 hours. Dental exams also are provided, and women ages 10 to 55 are given pregnancy tests at the initial health screening.

Individuals who are still in custody after 14 days are given a complete physical.

“The purpose of this hearing is to investigate the health care services that ICE provides individuals held in its custody at detention centers around the country and to discuss efforts that Department of Homeland Security will do to improve those services,â€

GREAT MAYBE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE CONGRESS TO COURT AND DEMAND THE SAME THING!!1

It doesn't really matter does it if they are not allowed to arrest them anymore...who gives a rats patootie about the hard criminials!

This has been posted now 3 times so this being the most recent post is locked.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-148289-jose.html+rodriguez
And:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-148331-jose.html+rodriguez