Illegal Immigrants Have the Right to Receive U.S. Health Care
James Dwyer At Issue: What Rights Should Illegal Immigrants Have? Lori Newman Greenhaven Press
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Illegal immigrants form a large and disputed group in many countries. Indeed, even the name is in dispute. People in this group are referred to as illegal immigrants, illegal aliens, irregular migrants, undocumented workers, or, in French, as sans papiers. Whatever they are called, their existence raises an important ethical question: Do societies have an ethical responsibility to provide health care for them and to promote their health?
Medical Care for Illegals Is an Ethical Question
This question often elicits two different answers. Some people-call them nationalists-say that the answer is obviously no. They argue that people who have no right to be in a country should not have rights to benefits in that country. Other people-call them humanists-say that the answer is obviously yes. They argue that all people should have access to health care. It’s a basic human right.
I think both these answers are off the mark. The first focuses too narrowly on what we...
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