Thread: Immigration a stumbling block for health care bill

November 5, 2009
Immigration a stumbling block for health care bill
Posted: November 5th, 2009 02:50 PM ET
Deirdre Walsh

Washington (CNN) - Disagreement among Democrats over immigration language in the health care bill is complicating efforts by House Democratic leaders to round up votes needed to pass a bill by this weekend.

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are pushing back against the addition of a provision to the bill that would bar illegal immigrants from buying health insurance using their own funds. This measure is already included in the Senate Finance Committee's version of the bill and is backed by the White House.

The House Democrats' bill already includes requirements for immigrants to verify their citizenship before getting federal subsidies to buy health insurance. But some conservative Democrats have indicated they support the Senate language.

Rep Charles Gonzalez, a leading Member of Hispanic Caucus, said he and other Latino members will make their case to President Obama in a meeting at the White House this afternoon. "We are going to ask him to revisit the manner in which they are approaching it and what's going on in the Senate."

"I understand the politics of it, but it is it very bad policy and I'd love for once the policy to trump the politics," Gonzalez told reporters.

Gonzalez said he and other members of Congresswant to keep the current version of the House bill - but if it's changed to add this stronger language, they could try to block it. "Members of the Hispanic Caucus alone, we believe we have enough members that would be willing to express their disapproval through a vote that could be the difference," said Gonzalez.

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Where is the white caucus in all of these discussions? Doesn't this discussion seem just a tad racist when all we hear is what the Lantinos want? Sickening.

Originally Posted by TexasBorn

Where is the white caucus in all of these discussions? Doesn't this discussion seem just a tad racist when all we hear is what the Lantinos want? Sickening.

What "white causus"? Surely you jest. The "white vote" isn't needed, don't you understand?

We are the minority. We'd need an NAAWP (and others, I'll shut up now) to help the imagined "White Caucus" gain equality.

If the citizen vote was the only thing the politicians were interested in they wouldn't be courting/pandering to the illegal alien vote.

BTW...isn't "pandering" a crime?

And we, the American citizens, pay them to "pander".

May God bless and keep your son safe Yonderis.


PS
I love the picture of your handsome son and beautful dog.


PS2
Anyone on the posts know how to go about creating a White Caucus?

I also saw that on the news where Obama had meetings with the Hispanic Caucus to discuss the issue of healthcare and then the porposed amnesty later. Why have a white caucus (we are the enemy)This is their idea of DIVERSITY! You can even see it in these large corporations.

Welcome to ALIPAC Yonderis. and God Bless your son and all the troops in harms way.

Thank you ELE and uniteasone, both. And I will pass your kind words and thoughts on to him. I know he’ll appreciate the support as I do.

And ELE – No. I have no idea how to create a “White Caucusâ€

"I understand the politics of it, but it is it very bad policy and I'd love for once the policy to trump the politics," Gonzalez told reporters

Yea...and I for once would love to see the rule of law and its enforcement trump your ethno-centric politics, which is seemingly all your latino caucus seems to be interested in. I guess the rule of law means nothing to this group!

Originally Posted by TexasBorn

Where is the white caucus in all of these discussions? Doesn't this discussion seem just a tad racist when all we hear is what the Lantinos want? Sickening.

A tad? It's outright racist! The very existence of a hispanic caucus is racist on its face. But because they are latinos, they are exempt form being racist. Remember, only us whites are capable of being racists, even though we are the one's being discriminated against on daily basis through such socially mandated programs as affirmative action, "multi-culturism and diversity."

The hispanic caucus considers it racist that we demand our immigration laws be enforced. That's how warped this whole situation has become. These people belong no where near our government with such an ethno-centric agenda.

Let's see. They demand multi-culturalism and diversity from Americans, while only their anchor babies will fill that slot as being citizens. And, if they have not heard yet, Hispanic is not a race--it is many peoples of many cultures and races that share a common language. Period!
I am not surprised the elected officials of this caucus do not understand that, it is more of a matter they prefer not to when speaking to their constituents, the illegal aliens.