
A government that fails to secure its borders is guilty of
dereliction of duty. A government that fails to care for our men and
women on the frontlines is guilty of malpractice. A government that puts
the needs of illegal aliens above U.S. veterans for political gain
should be prosecuted for criminal neglect bordering on treason.
Compare, contrast and weep:
In Sacramento, Calif., lawmakers are moving forward with a
budget-busting plan to extend government-funded health insurance to at
least 1.5 million illegal aliens.
In Los Angeles, federal bureaucrats callously canceled an estimated
40,000 diagnostic tests and treatments for American veterans with cancer
and other illnesses to cover up a decade-long backlog.
In New York, doctors report that nearly 40 percent of their patients
receiving kidney dialysis are illegal aliens. A survey of nephrologists
in 44 states revealed that 65 percent of them treat illegal aliens with
kidney disease.
In Memphis, a VA whistleblower reported that his hospital was using
contaminated kidney dialysis machines to treat America's warriors. The
same hospital previously had been investigated for chronic overcrowding
at its emergency room, leading to six-hour waits or longer. Another
watchdog probe found unconscionable delays in processing lab tests at
the center. In addition, three patients died under negligent
circumstances, and the hospital failed to enforce accountability
measures.
In Arizona, illegal aliens incurred health care costs totaling an estimated $700 million in 2009.
In Phoenix, at least 40 veterans died waiting for VA hospitals and
clinics to treat them, while government officials created secret waiting
lists to cook the books and deceive the public about deadly treatment
delays.
At the University of California at Berkeley, UC President Janet
Napolitano (former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security) has
offered $5 million in financial aid to illegal alien students.
Across
the country, 16 states offer in-state tuition discounts for illegal
aliens: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland,
Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Texas, Utah and Washington. In addition, the Rhode Island Board of
Governors for Higher Education, the University of Hawaii Board of
Regents and the University of Michigan Board of Regents all approved
their own illegal alien tuition benefits.
In 2013, the nation's most selective colleges and universities had
enrolled just 168 American veterans, down from 232 in 2011. Anti-war
activists have waged war on military recruitment offices at elite
campuses for years. The huge influx of illegal aliens in state
universities is shrinking the number of state-subsidized slots for vets.
In 2013, the Obama Department of Homeland Security released 36,007
known, convicted criminal illegal aliens, according to the Center for
Immigration Studies. The catch-and-release beneficiaries include thugs
convicted of homicide, sexual assault, kidnapping, and thousands of
drunk or drugged driving crimes.
The same Department of Homeland Security issued a report in 2009 that
identified returning combat veterans as worrisome terrorist and criminal
threats to America.
In Washington, Big Business and open-borders lobbyists are redoubling
efforts to pass another massive illegal alien amnesty to flood the U.S.
job market with low-wage labor.
Across the country, men and women in uniform returning home from Iraq
and Afghanistan have higher jobless rates than the civilian population.
The unemployment rate for new veterans has spiked to its worst levels,
nearing 15 percent. For veterans ages 24 and under, the jobless rate is a
whopping 29.1 percent, compared to 17.6 percent nationally for the age
group.
A Forbes columnist reported last year that an Air Force veteran was told: "We don't hire your kind."
And last December, Democrats led the charge to reduce cost-of-living
increases in military pensions -- while blocking GOP Alabama Sen. Jeff
Sessions' efforts to close a $4.2 billion loophole that allows illegal
aliens to collect child tax credits from the IRS, even if they pay no
taxes. The fraudulent payments to illegal aliens would have offset the
cuts to veterans' benefits.
America: medical and welfare welcome mat to the rest of the world,
while leavings its best and bravest veterans to languish in hospital
lounges, die waiting for appointments, and compete for jobs and
educational opportunities against illegal border-crossers, document
fakers, visa violators and deportation evaders. Shame on us.