Please help me address a charge that comes up again and again as I talk up the new healthcare plan: would illegal aliens be covered under it?
I say no, that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus ruled out coverage for illegals and called the idea too politically explosive. But many of those I argue this with argue that the S-CHIP expansion clears the path for universal health coverage for illegals.
How do I counter these claims I often hear that Obama’s health plan would cover 20 million illegal aliens? This is a big pushback I’m hearing – especially from older people against what Obama is doing; that Obama’s plan would nitpick and limit senior citizens while covering those that knowingly broke the law to get in this country.
All thoughts to counter this line of argument are welcome. Thanks!