The L.A. Times reports from the front lines:

BISBEE, Ariz. - Besieged by illegal immigrants who jam its emergency room, then disappear without paying, tiny Copper Queen Community Hospital is growing desperate.

The 13-bed private facility lost $800,000 caring for migrants last year and $500,000 the year before. At this rate, hospital administrator Jim Dickson predicts, he'll shut down in three years, leaving the town of Bisbee without a hospital...