Abstract
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.

Table of Contents:
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."

Tags:legislation, border, crossing

Abstract
In this article the writer discusses the issue of illegal immigration and health care in the US. The writer notes that one aspect of this issue is that illegal immigration is blamed for the deteriorating quality of health care in the Unites States. Specifically, the writer points out that illegal immigration is often blamed for the closing of hospitals. This essay examines hospital closures in California, an area hard-hit by the influx of illegal aliens. The writer concludes that illegal immigration and its attendant costs played only a minimal role in recent hospital closures, so that the link between immigration and hospital closure is, at best, not proven.

From the Paper
"The cost of care that a hospital must provide before it can safely discharge a patient can be very extensive and extremely expensive. In the first case in which the United States Supreme Court dealt with EMTALA, the patient was life-flighted to a hospital. In emergency surgery, doctors removed her spleen. She then remained in acute care, on a ventilator, for some two months. At the point when the hospital was about to transfer her to a nursing home, she developed severe complications and had to be returned to acute care for an additional six months."

Tags:patient, emergency, EMTALA, care

Abstract
The paper argues that the healthcare that is provided to illegal immigrants has dramatically impacted our public health system in America. The paper explains that it is producing financial issues, as well as bringing about an influx of contagious diseases into the country. The paper contends that providing healthcare to illegal immigrants is a controversial issue, not only because of the heated debate over illegal immigration itself, but because America's healthcare system is already strained to the breaking point.

From the Paper
"The healthcare that is provided to illegal immigrants has dramatically impacted our public health system in America. It is producing financial issues, as well as bringing about an influx of contagious diseases into our country. Providing healthcare to illegal immigrants is a controversial issue, not only because of the heated debate over illegal immigration itself, but because America's healthcare system is already strained to the breaking point."

Tags:illegal, immigrant, healthcare

Abstract
This research paper focuses on illegal immigration into the United States. The paper discusses certain issues regarding illegal immigration that correlate with the state of affairs in policy making by the U.S. government such as the topic of health care. Other subjects discussed concerning the topic of illegal immigration include the hiring of illegal immigration and the correlation of this with the spike in numbers of employed illegal immigrants in regards to populations found in the United States. After a discussion of the issues, the paper concludes that they all point toward the detriment that illegal immigration is causing the United States.

Outline:
Health Care
Illegal Immigration and Employment
Issues on Illegal Immigration
Conclusion

From the Paper
"At current rates, the United States spends, on average, $6300 per person, per year on health care. This averages out to be more than 30% more than any other democratic nation (all others of which, have universally covered health care systems). The burden of Americans to pay for the health care of their families, in the current state of the nation, requires wither paying into health care insurance - which may be subsidized by their employer, though not always - or paying for all health care out of pocket, prescription drugs included. In 2004, the cost of American health care rose 7.9% - more than three times the rate of inflation. (NCHC) This brought the total annual cost of American health care to 1.9 trillion tax dollars. This amounts to nearly $6300 per person per year in 2004. The cost of health care has consistently increased each year."

Tags:healthcare, citizenship, employment, economy

Abstract
This paper explores the escalating numbers of illegal immigrants making their way into America and the resulting impact to the country's economy and various resources. The writer of this paper discusses the many difficulties encountered by immigrants who have entered the U.S. illegally which include finding work and obtaining proper health care. This paper explains how the laws and regulations have changed post-September 11 as well as the pros and cons of easing up on current immigration restrictions. This paper also examines President Bush's "guest worker" program which permits illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. to continue working under certain restrictions.

From the Paper
"One has to take a moment and also consider that not only Hispanics from Mexico, Central and South America are entering illegally. Since the end of the Vietnamese War more and more South Asians- from Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar have tried to escape political and economic problems in their native lands. While many have been allowed to enter legally, there are untold thousands who were smuggled in, often from Canada, especially Vancouver and British Columbia which has a large Asian population. One also needs to take a closer look at the economic impact of illegal workers."

Tags:immigration, government, laws, regulations, health, care, labor, welfare

Abstract
This paper develops a media strategy involving a four point media campaign to promote the idea that immigration reform in the United States is a bad idea and that Americans need to pay more attention to the issues associated with immigration control other than the economic impact. These would include the impact of immigration on culture, on the social fabric, on the environment, and on health care

From the Paper
"Immigration reform can go either way; it can help immigrants and asylum-seekers or it can help place further restrictions on their lives by creating more punitive laws to discourage them from moving to the United States. There are divisions even among Democrats on the issue of immigration reform. Business lobbies are pushing for change harder than ever. Meanwhile, the Mexican government and other interested parties monitor this issue carefully. Mexico's President would have much to gain politically if immigration reform were to advance in the United..."

Tags:Immigration Reform, Legislation, Americans for a Secure Democracy, Pat Casey, Public Perception, Employment Rates, Hiring Workers, Legal Residency, Citizenship, Legal Immigrants, Public Opinion Polls Pop Culture, Media Strategy

Abstract
In this article, the writer maintains that illegal immigration is a "hot button" issue can hardly be disputed. The writer points out that health care in the U.S. is also staggering under the costs involved. The writer discusses that many people have tried to link the two, blaming the influx of immigrants for the decline of health care, although the commentary has quite often been more a matter of heat than light. The writer maintains that a good deal of the concern over health care costs centers on emergency room care.

Tags:illegal, health, care, hospital

Abstract
The paper looks at the literature on the American healthcare system and finds that the US is becoming increasingly culturally diverse, and the workforce and its health care requirements are, as a consequence, also culturally diverse. The paper discusses how disparities still exist in the healthcare system but concludes that the importance of diversity can no longer be discounted. The paper includes recommendations for health institutions.

Outline:
Introduction
Methodology and Literature Review
Findings and Discussion
Conclusion
Recommendations

From the Paper
"The bottom line in this Report is that disparities still pervade the American healthcare system in the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic realms. These disparities permeate all the system's aspects - quality, access, levels, types, clinical conditions and care settings. Impact on quality affects quality effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness and patient centeredness, among others; on access, facilitators and barriers to care and healthcare use; on levels and types, preventive care, treatment of acute conditions and management of chronic disease; clinical conditions include cancer, diabetes, end-stage renal disease, heart disease, HIV, mental health, substance abuse, and respiratory disease; and on care settings, primary, home health care, hospice, emergency departments, hospitals and nursing homes.
"The most affected subpopulations are women, children, elderly, rural residents, the handicapped, those with special needs, ethnic minorities and the poor. Blacks, Asians, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and Hispanics receive poorer quality care than Whites. The poor also receive lower quality care than the high-income individuals. Blacks, Asians and Hispanics experienced discrimination in securing preventive services, treatment of acute illness, management of chronic disease and disability, timeliness and patient centeredness.
"This Report provides new information on obesity, asthma management, hospice care, patient safety, patient centeredness in hospital care, workforce diversity, Hispanic subpopulation, language assistance and un-insurance. However, it admits that gaps still exist."

Tags:disparities, minorities, immigrants, cultures

Abstract
The paper focuses on the effects illegal drivers have on the economy. The paper discusses the state's loss of tax revenues, the danger these drivers pose to all those around them, the rise in insurance costs for everyone else, the need to increase police presence on the roads and the lack of tax revenue when a car is purchased. The paper then examines illegal aliens' burden on the healthcare system when they use emergency rooms at a local hospital that cannot refuse them treatment. The paper contends that illegal aliens take advantage of the privileges of driving and healthcare every day and cost the legal American citizens money.

From the Paper
"The privilege of driving is probably the greatest influence on the nation's economic well being at all levels. Any Florida resident, who qualifies, may be issued a driver's permit by the state. When a person takes the time to obtain a permit they pay the state for the privilege. Funds are generated at the local level and are returned from the state and federal levels for building the infrastructure necessary to accommodate those who have paid their way. An illegal alien is not permitted to obtain a driver's permit by law. That does not stop those people from driving. Not only has the state been deprived of pay for the driver on the road but also funds have not been sent back to account for the driver."

Tags:taxes, revenues, driving, license, emergency, rooms, treatment

Abstract
The paper reveals that whatever the cause for immigration, the fruits of immigrant labor have benefited, and will continue to benefit, the American economy. The paper looks at some of the foreign-born Americans who helped change the U.S. economy. The paper also examines the assertion that the flood of poorly educated, non-English speaking hordes from Mexico, Central and South America drain welfare rolls, healthcare and education facilities and shows how immigrants can cause a financial burden to American taxpayers. The paper concludes, however, that immigration is not so much an ethnic problem, nor a religious, health or educational one; it is an economic issue since we need the immigrants to do the hard and unpleasant tasks American citizens will not do. The paper strongly believes that the debate on immigration should not be concerned with anything other than the economic impact immigrants make on the nation as a whole.

From the Paper
"We are a nation of immigrants. Except for Native Americans, everything that has built up the United States was created, imagined, built or developed by immigrants or their descendants. Some people may feel differently about Emma Lazarus' inscription on the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." The idea of America was to provide a haven, a means of finding equal opportunity, not merely to become wards of the state and spend a lifetime and following generations, living on tax-payer welfare. Even among today's most widely debated immigration activity- illegals crossing over from Mexico- their reason for coming is economic: they want jobs, and often find the kind of jobs most Americans don't want."

Tags:Hispanics, illegals, wages, taxpayers, labor, welfare