Addressing a joint session of Congress on September 9, 2009, President Obama said, "There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false – the reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally." And, in fact, the House version of the proposed bill states in Section 246, "Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States." (Uh, what does that mean, exactly?)
Maybe President Obama is not lying on this point (for an interesting analysis on the President's accuracy on this and other issues, see "Obama's Health Care Speech" at FactCheck.org.), but Congressional members of his party (ie, Democrat Party) have signed a letter to Speaker Pelosi and other Democrat leadership saying that illegal immigrants should be allowed to buy into a government health insurance program. Greta Van Susteren went "On the Record" with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D - Tex) concerning health insurance for illegals.
So even if we are to believe President Obama's promise that his reform will not apply to those who are here illegally, what are we supposed to make of the push by key members of his part (ie, Democrat Party) to include coverage for illegal immigrants?
(And what are "affordability credits," anyway?)
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