Abascal Reform's Mixed Impact On Immigration Summary

U.S Should Implement Universal Health Coverage Why do people remain uninsured? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), “Even under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many uninsured people cite the high cost of insurance as the main reason they lack coverage”(Key Facts) “In 2015, 46% of uninsured adults said that they

Immigration has become a very relevant topic in the past few years and has sparked various arguments between Americans. No agreement has been reached regarding an immigration reform. Possibly because many people view it as an immediate amnesty rather than a possibility of legalization for hard-working immigrants. Despite of the

Even though the United States is one of the most advanced nations it still does not provide healthcare for all. Not everyone can obtain insurance under Obamacare, a lot more people are going to remain uninsured due to high costs (para 3). If something similar was made to Universal Healthcare they should make it more affordable for the low-income families who live from their low paying jobs day to day and have families to take care of. “Additionally, starting in 2014, there will be tax credits to help middle-class Americans buy coverage” (para 4). Middle-class people do not need as much help as the low-income families when it comes to helping buy coverage they should help the low-income families who live with not enough money to even feed their families. The government is helping the people who have the capability of getting more money by working harder. But the low-income people do not have that possibility because even if they work two jobs, the hourly pay is very low. And what they make a year is also low. Illegal immigrants make up 4 percent of the population. Immigrants use health care less than legal residents because they don’t use it until they really have to. About 11

A key goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to decrease the number of uninsured individuals, many of whom are in low-income families and are minorities (Kaiser Family Foundation 2016). Under the ACA, immigrants who are in the U.S. legally are eligible for coverage through the health insurance marketplace but undocumented immigrants are not (HealthCare.gov) even when using their own money to purchase. There are estimates of 11.1 million undocumented immigrants in the country as of 2014 (Krogstad, Passel, & Cohn 2016). It is estimated that California was home to more than two million undocumented immigrants in 2013. In 2016, California passed SB 10, a bill that would require the California Health Benefit Exchange, which facilitates the enrollment of qualified individuals into health plans, to apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for a waiver to allow individuals who are not eligible to obtain health coverage through the Exchange because of their immigration status to obtain coverage from the Exchange (California Legislative Information). This paper will explore California’s SB 10 legislation, its purpose, and how it will seek to serve its undocumented immigrant population and their health needs.

Immigration Reform and the American Economy: An Annotated Bibliography Brannon, Ike, and Logan Albright. Immigration’s Impact on the Texas Economy. Austin: Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mar. 2016. PDF.

Illegal Immigration and Health Care With the economy of the United States in shambles, illegal immigration and the effects it has on health care can no longer be ignored. America has a whole needs to be concerned and well informed of the issues rather than collecting information piecemeal by way of media or other biased groups. If illegal immigration stays its present course the American tax-payer will continue to fund the well being of individuals who have broken federal rules and regulations and are being supported by law abiding citizens. This argument is not about individual rights to live and prosper. It is not about race or discrimination of any sort. It is only about the effects on health care that I am addressing.

Effect of illegal immigration on health care cost There are several arguments spotlighting the effect of illegal immigration on current rising health care cost. To this point, illegal immigrants and elected representatives across the country are unable to deny the increased costs placed upon the backs of American taxpayers due to the rise in health care and health care insurance cost. A bill initiated in Indiana will demand local hospitals create a report regarding the costs associated with treating illegal immigrants. Additionally, on a countrywide level, there is an ongoing endeavor to push illegal immigrant children toward federally funded Children’s Health Insurance by the governing body which in turn will effectively raise the current tax rates for all Americans. As an alternative, some policymakers are trying to use creative language in order to guarantee that illegal immigrants were blocked from obtaining health care services (Maxwell & Adolfo 324). For undocumented immigrants within the United States, acquiring health related services or care systematically increases the cost for American taxpayers across the board. Health care providers, Health care insurance companies and both the state and federally supplemented health care funds ( i.e. Medicaid) are forced to close the gap on the negative revenue return by increasing cost of services due to the excessive use and write off of public health care funds and services by illegal immigrants.

What the illegal aliens want are jobs that will potentially give them a higher wage in comparison to the country they came from. To effectively weigh whether providing health care to immigrants should be considered a right or privilege, one would have to consider how much they contribute to economic growth. A Pew study from last year showed that undocumented immigrants add 600,000 to 700,000 new consumers to the economy every year. Since consumption makes up 70 percent of economic activity in the U.S., this is important (and of course, more consumption means more sales tax revenue). Immigration is also expected to account for one-forth of the Census Bureau’s estimated labor force growth through 2012. Some economic estimates gauge that undocumented immigrants contribute $22 billion, in total, to the economy each year—a number that would increase if they were given the opportunity to become legal (Karvounis, 2007). This evidence suggests that illegal aliens are actually giving back to the nation by doing all of the dirty, low-income jobs and are only using approximately $11 billion in health care and they are contributing about $22 billion a year to the economy. Although these illegals only using half of what they give, they contribute more then what they use.

Overcrowding of Healthcare Facilities Undocumented immigrants should not be included in the ACA because it will lead to an increase of overcrowding in healthcare facilities. Admittance availability at healthcare facilities is limited due to the closure of hospitals and insufficient amounts of available beds. According to Maurio & Corzine (2013), the number of hospitals in California has decreased by 5%, while state population has expanded by 8%. A patient’s waiting period to see a physician in healthcare facilities care can take hours. The average waiting period in most emergency departments is eight hours and 17 minutes per person (Lin, 2010). With the current average

The Affordable Care Act meant to give accessible medical care/health care to millions of people living in America, yet there is a large group that has been omitted from such act. Illegal immigrants are not eligible to buy health coverage nor receive help that would allow them to buy affordable health care. Because of this, illegal immigrants are not able to receive health care that they sometimes desperately need. The Affordable Care Act is not the only act passed in the United States that has placed limits on how illegal immigrants can get health coverage. Proposition 187 in California and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 have put restrictions on health coverage for illegal immigrants. Which has led

In the Unites States alone we have an estimate of 11 million unauthorized immigrants resided in the United States in 2014. According to the migration policy, there are more than 54 percent resided in four states: California (27 percent), Texas (13 percent), New York (8 percent) and Florida (6 percent). The number of illegal immigrants that migrant to this country is highly significant, as well as the number of children they have in out country. One of the legal ways for illegal immigrants to become residents of the country is to have children and wait to achieve there residence. However during the wait to achieve residence, they children take advantage many serves. Such as the schools and health care, simply because they have been born in America. The reality is that they come to this country to abuse out benefits. Taking up our resources and not improving their and our

The HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 is seeking to expand access to health care services from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program recipients (H.R. 2788, 2017). The act is intended to break down barriers for women and their families by expanding the definition of “lawfully present” instituted under the Social Security Act in the Medicaid-Section 1903. By amending subparagraph (A) to expand the definition of “lawfully present” to include “such an individual who is granted deferred action or other federally authorized presence other than as a nonimmigrant” (H.R. 2788, 2017). Currently, from the 6.5 million lawful non-citizen women in the US from the ages of 15 to 44, 36% are uninsured in comparison to the 11% uninsured naturalized citizens and 10% the US-born citizen women in the same category (Guttmacher Institute , 2016). When taking a closer look at these women, researchers found that 51% live below the federal poverty level (FDL) and are often ineligible for health care programs such as Medicaid (Guttmacher Institute , 2016). By expanding the definition in the subparagraph (A) of the Social Security Act of 1903, it would expand eligibility for all federally funded health care programs through the ACA and cause the five-year gap to be

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was the first step that the United States takes in order to provide greater access to health care coverage, reduce health care spending rate, and improve the quality of service. Ever since the implantation of the ACA, millions of Americans were able to have access to health care coverage. However, the ACA fails to include the undocumented immigrants. Compared with other immigrant group in the United States, undocumented immigrants have lower rates of health insurance coverage. The studies shows that undocumented Latinos were less likely to check their health and they report that “blood pressure being check in the past 2 years and cholesterol checked in the past 5 years. There was 40% reported that reported receiving

As for immigrants using welfare and health care benefits, it is argued that, “Immigrants are unlikely to become leeches on the government. Only Medicaid and limited food benefits are available to illegal immigrants, and most don't apply for these out of fear of detection by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.” (Analysis of Immigration Problems. http:www.cyberessays.com/Politics/35.htm). The Attorney General and the Governor of California beg to differ. They see the tremendous impact illegal immigration has had to its state. Governor of California says that they spend over three billion dollars a year on healthcare and education for those in the country illegally.

              America needs comprehensive health care reform, and immigrants should be a part of the movement.  But many American citizens might ask that pertinent question: why should they cover the expense for illegal immigrants to access health care?  The answer is plain and simple: until congress passes immigration laws that work, people are