MISREPRESENTATION TWO: Illegal Immigrants Will Receive Free Health Insurance, Paid for by Taxpayers.
FACT CHECK: Absolutely False - Illegal Immigrants Will NOT Get Free Coverage.
“Pants on Fire” From PolitiFact.com. This one gets another “pants on fire” rating from Politifact.com. FactCheck.org confirms there will be “no federal subsidies for you if you’re in the country illegally.” The independent organization goes on to note that “illegal immigrants aren’t eligible for federal health programs under current law.” [Politifact.com, 7/28/09; FactCheck.org, 7/23/09]
Both House and Senate Health Insurance Reform Explicitly Ban Coverage for Illegal Immigrants. Page 143 of the House bill explicitly prohibits federal payments for “undocumented aliens.” Specifically, the bill states, “Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States.” Page 111 of the HELP bill defines those who are eligible for premium credits as “a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence or an alien lawfully present in the United States.” [H.R. 3200; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions bill]
http://dpc.senate.gov/reform/reform-factcheck-081409.pdf
Yes, it is wrong. Republicans need to quit lying.