It's pretty obvious that are government representatives aren't going to provide the Legal U.S. Tax Paying Citizen with any kind of relief of this undue burden of illegal immigrants. Maybe as Legal U.S. Tax Paying Citizens we ourselves should find a way to come together and relieve ourselves of this undue burden. Senators Stabenow and Levin & Congressman Dingle here in Michigan have no plans on backing the SAVE Act or any other bill that would resist aid of any sort to illegals aliens let alone deportation. It seems we ourselves as U.S. Citizens will need to have this problem taking care of at the highest level of government. The highest level of government being that of "U.S. Citizen"!

How would the Founders of America handle this problem?

http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=8535401

Here is a recent new article from our local news network. It turned my stomach.

Illegal immigration creates a myriad of problems citizens like myself are forced to endure and ultimately pay for. I resent anyone who opposes the enforcement of our immigration laws as they are written now. It seems clear that had our immigration laws been fully enforced this illegal alien could not have entered this country,committed these "unspeakable crimes" and I would not be forced to provide him room,board and medical care.
I sent this news article to John McCain instead of a contribution. I thought he deserved no less and certainly no more.

I believe that any illegal should get care if needed while being detained for deportation, but the process shouldn't take 30 to 40 days. It should be more like 5 to 6 days.
They should be warned the first time that a return would automatically put them in prison.

I wonder if the illegals in (ahem)detention thought about what they were doing to the citizens of our country when they commited their crime. SURE WHY NOT GIVE THEM HEALTH CARE when one of their victims gets a hospital or doctor bill they can't pay! While we are at it make sure they don't need referals for specialists or have a deductible or pay full cost for the medication that is essential for their continued survival. Lastly let's make sure they feel no pain or have any symptons of illness they can't get taken care of by the TAX PAYERS. Oh yes and please feel free to solicit me to donate some or all of my disability check to this cause.

The powers that be (TPTB) in this country has no intentions of building a fence, or deporting these people! Why do you think everything we buy has spanish subtitles? Instructions in spanish on food and cleaning supplies, etc.? I don't really know what those plans are, but as long as we do nothing, those plans will come to fruition. The illegals demonstrate more than we do!! I came up during the 60s when people demonstrated against the government. WE use to be the government. We will wake up one day and wonder what happened!!

If they are detained as a criminal,then they need to pay for their treatment for ANY health problem they may have from thier OWN money that they had obtained from their employer that they worked for!(Which by the way,needs to be sharing the SAME cell as the employee!).The criminal that is in for breaking and entering and criminal trespassing theft(jobs taken from American citizens)needs to be prosecuted to the fullets extent of the law and the EMPLOYER needs to be tried in a court of law.

Providing the best medical care to illegals while awaiting deportation while many Americans can't afford health care is insulting to taxpayers. I agree 37 days to deport illegals is ludicrous. We have been way to generous with all benefits including medical, educational, govenment aid in general that it is no wonder that there are an estimated 12 million of these people illegaly here. I received the email below from a friend and found it both interesting and disturbing.

THE FOLLOWING IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE PROPOSED...

1 There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools.
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2. All ballots will be in this nation's language.
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3.. All government business will be conducted in our language.
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4. Non-residents will NOT have the right to vote no matter how long they are here.
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5. Non-citizens will NEVER be able to hold political office.
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6 Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers. No welfare, no food stamps, no health care, or other government assistance programs. Any burden will be deported.
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7. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount at least equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage.
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8. If foreigners come here and buy land... options will be restricted. Certain parcels including waterfront property are reserved for citizens naturally born into this country.
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9.. Foreigners may have no protests; no demonstrations, no waving of a foreign flag, no political organizing, no bad-mouthing our president or his policies. These will lead to deportation.
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10. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be actively hunted &, when caught, sent to jail until your deportation can be arranged. All assets will be taken from you..
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Harsh, you say?.......

The above laws are current immigration laws of MEXICO

Illegals should be treated humanely then have them go home. Our hospitals are closing Many Americans are without affordable insurance. For example a married couple pays $1,000.00 per month $3,000.00 deductible per year,out of POCKET no Freebies here. Help our legal citizens FIRST!!!!

First off, the ILLEGAL aliens are lawbreakers. As such, they should receive medical care and medications in line with what is afforded the lawbreakers who are not ILLEGAL aliens.

However, neither should receive the quality and abundance of medical care and medications at the top of the ladder before the elderly of this country.

This comment is more about medical care for the elderly than for the lawbreakers, legal and illegal.

It is an absolute shame how the elderly of this country are treated by the ones in power.

And, you know what--nobody cares; nobody is trying to change things; nobody is up in arms about this mess. There is no help in sight.

Congress and the president should be ashamed.

When every American has health care, then I'll worry about the illegal aliens in our prisons! They have broken the law to be here at all and if they caused an arrest, whose fault is that? I say get them out of here ASAP and damn the torpedoes! Why aren't our laws being followed and why is this government allowing them to flow in here like a stampede with no repercussions? That we feed them is enough in my mind. They were neither invited nor wanted in our nation in the first place except by those already breaking our laws.

I say speed up processing to their country of origin, especially if they have TB. TB is very contagious to all who come into the same room with the ill person. My grandfather's TB reactivated years ago(1957)so that I could not bring my newborn home until both of us had the test for TB. Make all active cases wear masks at all times,too, especially on the flight home.

I am a disabled person on medicare and pay a high monthly premium for it but I cannot seek the medical attention I need because I would still be responsible for paying what medicare does not cover and I do not have the money to pay medical bills. So any kind of medical treatment illegal aliens receive while in jail is more than what I receive. I am not looking for a free hand out but illegal immigration is one of the causes of high medical costs. I am becoming very bitter, illegal aliens and other criminals get the best of what they need and want in America. So personally I am not concerned if any illegal alien does not receive medical attention. Many may think this to be cold hearted but remember I am not the only American that is going without medical care while illegals are getting taken care of.

I personaly know people that have lost every thing. Home and Busines because they got hurt and had no health care.
Families who have lost loved ones due to sickness, because they had no health care. These were hard working people, American citizens who have paid taxes all their working lives to our government. People who have got sick, and had to sign their houses over to the hospital before they got the proper treatments they needed.
These people paid for these illegals to have free health care in this country, and they can't have it. There is something deeply wrong with country and the people running it.

sorry, no medical care at all is due these illegals. just speed up the deportation time from 37 days to 37 minutes and let their country of origin handle it!

I too wonder why they are held 37 days before deportation.I will venture to say, most of their health is below par to start...I say no care unless extreme conditions occur in Ice's custody.

Deportation is OK but not getting to the root of the problem... Illegal employment IS... We have to work as hard as we can to get the SAVE Act passed ASAP & stop the working for cash stuff also & thanks to NumbersUSA for giving us an easier way to do so.

It is time to quit pandering to these CRIMINALS. If they want to commit suicide then it is on them, not us to prevent it. They should be treated humanely by all means but not pandered to. When is America going to realize what a drain this is on our resources. Stop the war in Iraq and put that money into enforcing our laws. After all this is our country, not theirs.

My Husband spent over 30 years in the Military and what he got as retirement we would starve if not for working other jobs.

I say it should not take 37 days to process them out of this country.

I think that ICE is handling the situation well. I imagine it takes on average of 37 days to get them to the deportation hearing and that the best way to get them to the hearing is to keep them detained.

In anycase, if Congress would just build the FENCE they promised, and ICE keeps tracking down and shipping out, then we won't need extra funding to pay for a higher quality of health care for these law breakers.

I too am from California, and am sick to death of seeing what a toll the illegal population is taking on our communities. I've seen healthcare, education, and property values plummet, while watching crime skyrocket in what was once voted the safest city in America. Our school district was - WAS - one of the best in the state - not so anymore.

Did the coyotes that smuggled them into this country provide comprehensive health care for those same illegals when they were smuggled into this country? It seems illegals are already getting better care during the deportation process then they had while sneaking into the country. And this care is certainly better than that which they sought on their own while they were here.

As a legal, Danish immigrant (1953) and, now, a senior citizen, I am, as well, tired of writing, calling, emailing all the politicians to remove the illigals and yet seeing no results.

As I wrote to Sen. Martinez, why on earth these illegals don't have to go through the same process as I did in 1960 when I finally received my citizenship, is beyond my comprehension. And, further, why are they treated with kid gloves?? Politics, that why.

Basically, all illegals should be treated humanely, but the concept of humane treatment does not mean bearing the burden of overwhelming financial obligation to provide long-time cancer care, care for children, or other health issues that the individual or his nation of origin should be held responsible. The bottom line is that no where else on earth, let alone our neighbors to the south, does a nation take better care of a criminal class. Does criminal class sound harsh? How about ignorant peasant? The heart of the issue is that these people are criminals and that they place a burden upon our society. Patch their bandages and deport them.

I am outraged that our country has become so liberal that we put the healthcare of people who illegally came to our country above that of people who work hard here and abide by the laws daily. Our troops are treated far worse than these criminals are. I do not believe they should be mistreated but I do agree there should be some limits. I pay alot of money every year for healthcare for my family and don't feel we should just give it free to these people. The 37 day waiting period is ridiculous. It took them one night sneaking over the border to get here.

Looks like to me, the illegal alien is expecting and probably getting better health care than the America citizen.

I believe the employers who want the illegal alien labor should be made to pay their employees' healthcare bills, in or out of detention. And if it takes a month or more to process the detainees before they are deported, then increase the number of clerical workers, jailers or whatever is needed to speed-up the process. It would be well-spent tax money.

Also, all those bleeding hearts who complain about the treatment illegals receive while in jail should take a good look at the living conditions crop farmers provide them while they work their fields. Most are rat holes. Why not lay the illegal alien burden on those who hire them for their cheap labor?