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Originally posted by hrdwareguy
Around here, hospitals must provide treatment to anyone who enters the doors. They worry about payment later. It's kind of a rule they have to abide by to be licensed. I imagine it's the same around where you are.
The original phrase said nothing about teaching children two languages, it was referring to teaching children in two different languages. I have no problems teaching multiple languages. My nephew was learning Spanish in 4th grade when he lived in Texas. The problem comes when you have to hire additional teachers and pay them to educate students whos parents don't pay taxes. Last time I checked on enrollment, you only had to show proof of residence, not proff on not being an illegal imigrant.
If I'm wrong, please correct me.
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Hospitals are required to provide
emergency treatment, not general care. Keep in mind, however, that even if a hospital were to treat minor issues (like colds, for example) the general public benefits. People walking around with communicable diseases are a threat to our general welfare--regardless if they are citizens or not. I can't really think of an issue a hospital would be going bankrupt over, however. They certainly aren't doing non-emergency services without payment and unless you feel like denying children health services (or pregnant women the ability to give birth somewhere other than behind a dumpster) then it would seem "the richest, most powerful nation on earth" has a moral obligation to extend the benefits of its wealth to the unfortunate who happen to be in dire need.
Hiring Spanish speaking teachers is a non-issue. That is, unless you don't feel that
legal immigrants don't have a right to learn in their native language. I would like to see data supporting the claim that hiring teachers to deal with illegal immigrants is actually bankrupting our education system. Last I checked, federal aid and local taxes are more directly to blame for budget concerns. Perhaps we should be mindful that generations of Spanish speaking families have been living in these areas longer than the US has held a claim on them as a nation.