Obama says healthcare plan won't cover illegal aliens (word games; possible exception for children)

Katie Couric of CBS News asked Barack Obama whether his healthcare plan would include illegal aliens to which he replied "no" (link). He did allow for an exception:

"First of all, I'd like to create a situation where we're dealing with illegal immigration, so that we don't have illegal immigrants... And we've got legal residents or citizens who are eligible for the plan. And I want a comprehensive immigration plan that creates a pathway to achieve that... The one exception that I think has to be discussed is how are we treating children... Partly because if you've got children who may be here illegally but are still in playgrounds or at schools, and potentially are passing on illnesses and communicable diseases, that aren't getting vaccinated, that I think is a situation where you may have to make an exception."

Basically, Obama wants his plan to include all illegal aliens, he just wants to legalize the millions of current illegal aliens first. Presto chango, his plan won't cover illegal aliens, just those who were illegal aliens the day before. He's playing word games, and Couric is helping him. For more on that deception, see the post about David Cutler, noting that even after being amnestied, millions of former illegal aliens wouldn't be "Americans" until they'd spend years going through the citizenship process.

The follow-up question Courice should have asked is whether he intends to reduce the number of illegal aliens here currently through enforcement, something he clearly has no intention of doing. And, of course, the amnesty he supports would encourage even more illegal immigration, eventually swamping the system.

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 09:59 · · Importance: 4