Arizona Bill Would Turn Hospitals Into Immigration Checkpoints

[MadMan1978]

An Arizona lawmaker wants to turn hospitals into immigration checkpoints -- but the law wouldn’t apply in the same way to Canadians or many Europeans.

As Republicans and Democrats come together in Washington to debate immigration reform, Rep. Steve Smith, a Republican from Maricopa County, has submitted a proposal to the state legislature that would require the uninsured to provide proof of citizenship at hospital visits.
The proposed law has drawn sharp criticism from Latino groups, who say the bill would make undocumented immigrants less likely to seek care.
“This bill would legalize harassment of immigrants and, in fact, of any woman who looks like she could be an immigrant,” Jessica González-Rojas, executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health told The Los Angeles Times.

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The new Face of Racism has come....

[mrveggieman]

Modern day Jim Crow laws. SMH.

[Wickabee]

Mentioning Canadians are exempt is pointless and slightly misleading since it's always been that way.