Response to Political Musings' "Yes times are changing"

In response to this colleague's post, I feel that the writer touched on some very crucial aspects of President Obama's term thus far. Yes, many Americans pose the question of where exactly this change is being directed. However, the changes that President Obama brought to America's greatest attention were the large issues that require attention. Not only do they require attention, they require action immediately. Universal healthcare is a quickly growing issue in the country. During Obama's campaign, he pushed that this would be at the center of his priorities. Can we now say that he was speaking truthfully? I think not. Sure, Obama has displayed many committments to peacemaking within and outside of our nation. However, his promises are going unfulfilled. When you consider the magnitude of the issues he is attempting to handle at once, some issues should clearly take precedence over others. For instance, the fact that millions in America are without proper healthcare is devastating. And yet, he chooses to aid smaller amounts of people with relieveing prisoners in Guatanamo Bay. Don't get me wrong; this relief was necessary. But how about aiding those who voted you into the office because of your promises, Mr. Obama? I agree with the last statement of this writer's post. I'm all for being with Mr. Obama just as long as he starts filling his promises with a little gusto!

To read the article to which I responsed, click below:

Alien Health Care??

The White house is trying to legislate prohibiting illegal immigrants of purchasing health care plans even if they are able to pay. Luis Gutierrez, a House Democrat and the majority of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are appalled by the executive’s initiation. Gutierrez claims that President Obama has dehumanized and criminalized illegal immigrants in the states. Gutierrez states that if we don’t provide health care plans for illegal immigrants then there will be a significant raise in taxes due to prone increasing numbers of immigrants in the emergency rooms. Should we provide health care plans for illegal immigrants? Not in our best interests due to some statistics. We have enough problems as it is. It is just too burdensome, statistics show that one-third of the children of illegal immigrants live in poverty nearly double the rate for children of U.S. born parents. Therefore, majority of the illegal population are unable to cover standard hospital bills that can exceed to about $20,000 for two overnight stays, despite the fact that Medicare only covers a certain percentage of the bill depending on the quality of health care insurance you have, in this case most won’t have compatible insurance to cover most of it. Most records show that the population of illegal immigrants can reach as high as 20 million. For the United States to cover another hefty load of people is just asking for our economy to nose dive. If they are here illegally what makes them think that we are going to provide them with health insurance at a time when we are trying to get back on our feet. Insane! Back to Gutierrez statement about the emergency rooms, President Reagan in 1986 signed an Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act which is offered by Emergency Medicaid, personal insurance if patient has it, or by out of pocket, if not either of these it is recorded as charity care by the hospital. In Texas the state comptroller estimated that illegal immigrants cost the hospitals a whopping $1.3 billion annually. In desperate reconsideration illegal immigrants should be deported if noticed in emergency rooms so our nation can stabilize our economy to not deter anymore. All in all this could be the resolution to our problem. Who would of thought?