Impact of Illegal Aliens on the Healthcare System

Paper Summary:

This paper is a research proposal that attempts to establish the American countrywide trend in illegal immigration from the 1950s to the present. It first enumerates the measures that have been taken to solve or address the problem. The paper then lists the arguments for and against subsidizing healthcare for illegal aliens. It determines the extent of illegal immigration in California and Maryland through a survey and assesses the effectiveness of current legislation and other measures to combat illegal immigration.

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Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Research Method
Findings and Conclusion
Expected Results or Outcomes

From the Paper:

"Governor Wilson commented that the border, which separates Mexico and Southern California are contoured to let a steady supply of illegal immigrants into the US (Hanson 1994). That border is porous enough to make the passage easy and frequent, like every day. These illegal aliens come to the US mainland to work, to study or even to commit crimes. In reaction to Medi-Cal-connected frauds, Governor Wilson increased the number of investigators from 66 to 101. Many of those crossing the border had no birth certificate, no Social Security number or any other identification. This made the job of fraud investigators quite difficult. But what was really frustrating about the policy was that many of the services secured or given these undocumented aliens were not available to legal residents themselves. Yet these federal policies were sustained by taxpayers' money. There was indication of bipartisan support for the initiative in California."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Boulet, J., Jr. (2004). Democrats' Forked Tongue on Health Care, National Security. 2 pages. Human Events: Human Events Publishing, Inc.
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• Dembeck, C. (2004). Maryland Lawmakers Want Impact Studies on Influx of Illegal Aliens. 2 pages. The (Baltimore) Daily Record: Dolan Media Newswires
• Eichstaedt, P. (1993). National Healthcare: Breakthrough or Pipedream? New Mexico Business Journal: The New Mexoci Business Journal, 1993
• Hanson, G. (1994). Illegal Aliens Bilk Sick US System. 7 pages. Insight on the News: News World Communications, Inc.

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