Thread: Budget Cuts For Legal Immigrants Spark ‘Outrage’

May 15, 2009SHARE
Budget Cuts For Legal Immigrants Spark ‘Outrage’
By MARTHA BEBINGER

BOSTON — Massachusetts health care advocates describe themselves as ‘outraged’ at what they call a discriminatory move by the Senate in its budget proposal to cut the number of people eligible for state-subsidized insurance.

The advocates are angry about the Senate’s plan to save $132 million next year by dropping 28,000 legal immigrants from Commonwealth Care, the state’s subsidized health coverage plan. But as state tax revenues plunge, neither the House nor the Patrick administration are pledging to find money to keep these adults enrolled.

“Of course, changes in that are of concern. It is going to be impossible to balance the budget without affecting programs that people care deeply about in the Commonwealth,â€

The advocates are angry about the Senate’s plan to save $132 million next year by dropping 28,000 legal immigrants from Commonwealth Care, the state’s subsidized health coverage plan. But as state tax revenues plunge, neither the House nor the Patrick administration are pledging to find money to keep these adults enrolled.

Gee, wish I qualified for this. We have to pay about $500 a month to cover our family.

BooHoo! Too bad, so sad immigrants. It's tough all over right now.

Immigrants and Illegal Aliens should not be a BURDEN to any taxpaying Americans PERIOD

Many American familes don't have Health Insurance and don't get any free services and care. I have nothing but anger that illegals and other select few are given these goodies on tax payer money.

We must take care of our own, first and foremost.