[quote=Vetckkidd
I say make all of them work visas for 5 years and re-evaluate. Force them to register. If you get caught without registering you get deported no questions asked. if they are here to make a living and a better life, they should have no problem coming out of the woodwork and registering.[/quote]

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I can agree with that. These people are going to keep coming no matter how we deal with it, its best we figure out a way to work with it rather than keep using strategies that aren't working.

Politically I don't know if it would work out. The far right might see tougher visa regulations as "Big Brother government interference" or whatever. The far left would probably see it as profiling.

As far as the costs of emergency rooms... much of that is people who don't have insurance using the emergency room like a walk in clinic. If these people were covered and could go see a regular private practice MD it would alleviate some of the issues with emergency care.

Or maybe we could just go back to the good ole days of trading chickens and pigs for medical care?