Impact of Immigration on Health Care Reform

Aug 19, 2009

Center for Immigration Studies

Participants spoke about the links between immigration policy and health care reform. They noted that a high proportion of immigrants, both legal and illegal, were among the ranks of the uninsured, and that even affluent and educated immigrants were more likely to lack health insurance than "natives." They talked about possible cultural .. Read More
Participants spoke about the links between immigration policy and health care reform. They noted that a high proportion of immigrants, both legal and illegal, were among the ranks of the uninsured, and that even affluent and educated immigrants were more likely to lack health insurance than "natives." They talked about possible cultural influences on the low rates of insurance, the inclusion of immigration concerns in health care reform solutions, and the likely impact of providing health insurance to immigrants.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:38 Krikorian, MarkExecutive Director THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION. WE DO NOT HAVE THE VIEWS ON THINGS OTHER THAN IMMIGRATION. THERE IS NO...
00:03:55 Camarota, Steven A.Director STUDIES HERE IN WASHINGTON AS CONGRESS DEBATES HEALTH CARE REFORM, THE IMPACT OF EMIGRATION IS OR...
00:23:15 Edwards, JamesFellow BE AFFECTED BY THE HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION THAT IS BEING CRAFTED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE. THERE...
00:35:16 Rector, Robert E.Senior Research Fellow COMMENTS, IMMIGRATION IS PRIMARILY DISPROPORTIONATELY LOWER. 1/3 OF ALL IMMIGRANTS ARE LACKING IN...
00:45:45 Camarota, Steven A.Director WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, IF THEY HAVE A PUBLIC OPTION OR SOME NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAM, THEY COULD HAVE...
00:46:29 Edwards, JamesFellow IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW THE MOTIVATION FOR OMITTING THE VERIFICATION PROVISIONS. I THINK THE ONE PROVISION...
00:47:25 Rector, Robert E.Senior Research Fellow CLEAR. IT COULD NOT HELP BUT BE CLEAR. IT IS AN UNPRECEDENTED STEP IN THE U.S. WELFARE SYSTEM TO ...
00:49:00 Q&A WHEN YOU REFERRED TO THE $1.50 TRILLION IN THE NEXT DECADE, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ILLEGAL AND LEGAL...
00:49:21 Rector, Robert E.Senior Research Fellow YOU GRANTED AMNESTY TO THE ILLEGALS. UNDER THE CURRENT SYSTEM, RECOGNIZING THAT LOWER SKILLED IMMIGRANTS...
00:50:50 Camarota, Steven A.Director THEY JUST DON'T PAY FOR MOST OF IT. THE TOTAL SUM OF WHAT TAXPAYERS PAY IS RIGHT AROUND $43 BILLION....
00:51:58 Edwards, JamesFellow IT IS THE SENATE BILL, BUT I MAY BE MISTAKEN. STATES THAT OFFER A PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR U.S. CITIZENS,...
00:53:10 Krikorian, MarkExecutive Director COMING -- AND IMMIGRANTS GIVEN TEMPORARY STATUS. PEOPLE WHO ARE DESCRIBED AS IMMIGRANTS THAT ARE LEGALLY...
00:53:56 Camarota, Steven A.Director IF THEY'RE ONLY 10 IMMIGRANTS AND HALF DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, IT WOULD BE A TRIVIAL FRACTION OF THE...
00:55:42 Rector, Robert E.Senior Research Fellow IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE OUT YEARS? NO, THE $2.50 TRILLION WOULD BE THE COST OF PROVIDING TO THE CURRENT...
00:58:51 Camarota, Steven A.Director YES. AS THE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION HAS GONE UP, ONE OF THE MOST TROUBLING TRENDS IN THE U.S. LABOR...
01:02:07 Rector, Robert E.Senior Research Fellow THE ISSUES OF WELFARE AND POVERTY AND IMMIGRATION. SO I GET THIS VERY PARADOXICAL MESSAGE THAT I CAN...
01:04:40 Camarota, Steven A.Director IT CAN BE A LOT OF PEOPLE NUMERICALLY. IT CAN BE MILLIONS OR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, WHETHER IT BE A ...
01:09:01 Camarota, Steven A.Director I DO HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SPENDING ABOUT $4 BILLION ON THEIR...
01:10:09 Rector, Robert E.Senior Research Fellow THE WAR ON POVERTY, WELFARE SPENDING IN 1964 WAS ABOUT $70 BILLION A YEAR. IT IS NOW 10 TIMES HIGHER....
01:11:05 Edwards, JamesFellow THE CONGRESSIONAL JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE JUST RECENTLY CAME OUT WITH A REPORT, AND IT LOOKED AT...
01:12:15 Krikorian, MarkExecutive Director ALL YOUR PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS VIDEO ON THIS EVENT WOULD BE ON OUR SITE AT SOME POINT RELATIVELY...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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