Problem of Undocumented Workers

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The Census Bureau estimated that in the year 2000 there were nearly 9 million undocumented persons living in the United States; this figure marked a more than 100% increase in illegal immigrants since 1990 (Migration World Magazine, 2002, p. 10). How the United States is to accommodate these immigrants is becoming increasingly difficult to assess. What protections and benefits are non-U.S. citizens entitled to receive? In a post-September 11 world, immigration and terrorism are becoming somewhat conflated entities, and those looking to deny immigrants citizen status need only point to national security to defend their perspective. After all, 15 of the 19 terrorists responsible for the September 11 attacks were in the United States legally; evidence also suggest that 300,000 foreign nationals in the US, upon being ordered by the government to deport, promptly went on the runù and remain in this country today (West, 2002, p. 48). Figures such as these do not leave many Americans feeling hospitable towards immigrants looking for government benefits or student visas. And yet, to deny all undocumented aliens access to some basic governmental protections seems rash; the US is a major employer of non-citizen immigrants, and any child born on American soil automatically becomes a US citizen (Guest, 2002, p. 31).

All US citizens therefore have a stake in how these immigrants and future Americans fare. In a larger sense, there are questions concerning civil liberties and human

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egligence can exacerbate it. Most illegal aliens, knowing that they are not entitled to non-emergency health care, allow afflictions to worsen, intending to seek medical attention once their ailments reach emergency status. Emergency rooms will not refuse to treat those in dire need of medical attention. However, it is of course true that health emergencies are critical and can end in death. By this, many afflictions or diseases that may have been easily or cheaply treated at an early stage will be difficult or impossible to treat later on. Further, preventative care for illegal aliens is often price-discounted, and paid for by the ailing person or party. Emergency room visits, by contrast, are routinely paid for by the state, increasing the tax burden on citizens. Creating a dependency upon emergency rooms as primary-care centers is thus not advisable. Consigning undocumented aliens to this fate is illogical and inhumane, particularly given that most ailments can be easily treated if detected early on (Guest, 2002). The issue is further complicated if we consider pregnant women. Illegal immigrant women that are pregnant on American soil give birth to American citizens. Denying pre-natal care to these women on the gro
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