Insuring immigrants could cut cost of care for all

Yet nearly half of the recent immigrants (here for less than 10 years) with and without authorization already have insurance, said Leighton Ku, a George Washington University professor of public health policy.

An estimated 44 percent of recent immigrants are insured. That means they are working at companies that provide them with health insurance, whether they are authorized to be here or not. Although recent immigrants comprise 5 percent of the adult population, they account for only 1 percent of health expenditures. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/jlanders/stories/DN-landers_26bus.State.Edition1.1226edd.htmlBy Jim Landers — Dallas Morning News