I'm the one on here who is a nurse -- and I'm just sick and tired of taking care of illegals in our hospital

We've had one on our floor who had TB many years ago. The TB is no longer communicable, but she's basically had it worm its way into her brain and is now losing both cognitive and muscular function. She's been on our unit for ALMOST A MONTH!!! I don't know what they're waiting for. Last I heard she was to go to another branch for re-hab, but I guess they haven't found a bed yet, so she's taken up permanent residence on our floor. She is absolutely helpless and has to have everything done for her. She has three school aged children and I have no idea who is taking care of them.

Another two or three are admitted weekly for alcohol over-indulgence. They're given their "banana bags" of vitamins and fluids and sent home. Others are usally in for related GI disorders like pancreatitis, GI bleeds, liver disease, etc. They are just basically drunks, many of these latino workers. I understand they have this "hard life" but, Americans, we are paying to take care of them!!

Then you have the indian illegals also -- just basically homeless who would normally be lying in the streets of Calcutta, but they come here with their "family members" and all of a sudden, they've got a free hospital bed for whatever ails them.

Common also are the grandparents of the visa holder -- filapinos, asians, indians, middle easterners, muslims. Seems "mama and papa" always seem to come for a "visit" and end up being admitted for mental status changes of whatever kind. This will entail the entire stroke workup -- MRI, CT scans, etc -- majorly expensive tests and treatments, carotid surgeries, etc. These are elderly people who require very expensive care -- it is just absolutely WRONG.

I'm just SO tired of it -- cleaning up after them, having to use translators ... I just don't get how hospital administsrators, lawmakers, etc. can allow this -- we are taking care of the WORLD -- meanwhile our country is going bankrupt!!!

Yet another reason, Americans, to rise up, to march, to demand that it ends. There WILL be no health care dollars, no Medicare or Medicaid LEFT in 10 years -- I guarantee it. We, as American taxpayers, are getting TAKEN -- please, please know this. Please, take an hour to walk through your local hospital and see if this is the population your hospital is serving -- because I know it is in ours.