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Thursday, November 3, 2005

Immigrants Most Likely To Seek Help With Childbirth or for Emergency Treatment

By Jackie Jadrnak

Fifth in a Series: In New Mexico, the cost of providing health care to undocumented immigrants is one more straw on an already-beleaguered camel's back. The health care system here is strained by a high poverty rate and the second-highest rate of uninsured people in the country.

How much is the problem caused or compounded by people who are here illegally?

No one knows for certain because health care providers don't askâ€â€