"A Hospital on Border Going Over the Edge"

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...


Immigration2003 · Mon, 06/21/2004 - 11:37 · · Importance: 1


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