Another example of the “Second Phase of the Border Crisis,” is the impact of illegal immigrants on the American health system of local communities. One hospital on the Arizona/Mexico border is seeing this problem as it deals with the flu, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the common cold, and an “influx” of illegal aliens coming in for care, and the American taxpayer is paying for it.
The Yuma Regional Medical Center in Arizona is the only hospital within 180 miles of the border, and it saw about 4,400 more patients last fiscal year compared to the year before. Hospital officials say the amount of people crossing the border that come in for care is not sustainable and they have declared a state of emergency due to the number of migrant crossings. They are asking the federal government (the taxpayer) to step in.
Hospital officials predict a larger increase in illegal aliens after the expiration of Title 42 which was a Donald Trump-era policy that restricted the number of migrants coming in because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans everywhere will soon see this problem as more illegal aliens enter and spread across the nation.
American citizens should ask politicians why people who are not citizens and entered the country illegally, should get benefits and rights, especially since these new arrivals have not paid into the system.
We need a citizen-only system of benefits and rights to discourage illegal immigration. Call your state and local elected officials.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/hospital-us-mexican-border-overwhelmed/