Tuesday, January 5, 2010

White House promises left: Illegals will be eligible for ObamaCare after we give them amnesty

During his famous ObamaCare address to both Houses of Congress, Obama wasn't "technically" lying about "illegal aliens" not being covered under his proposed plan, because he knew he was planning on granting legal status to them in 2010. There's more than one way to skin the American taxpayer.

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White House promises left: Illegals will be eligible for ObamaCare after we give them amnesty by Allahpundit at HOTAIR.com

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Like Joe Wilson, I was worried for awhile that he might try to extend federal benefits to illegals, but now that I know he’s planning to wave his hand and magically legalize them first, I feel better.


Lawmakers who want to extend health coverage to illegal immigrants will not block the passage of the final health care reform bill so long as the White House offers a substantive promise to start pushing comprehensive immigration legislation this year…


A source familiar with the negotiations between Congress and the White House told TPMDC the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will demand an agreement from Obama that health care coverage for illegals who earn a path to citizenship will be addressed in an immigration bill…


Those familiar with the talks say any immigration legislation will include various amnesty provisions to allow for health care coverage.



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