Mean-Spirited?

Concern is building over a downstate Republican's attempt to force publicly funded agencies -- even hospitals -- to deny assistance to undocumented immigrants.

"That's a nasty bill that is directed at the Hispanic community," said Rep. John Aguilera, D-East Chicago. "It's just a bad bill. It's really mean-sprited (sic)."

Mean-spirited, huh? It's not like the bill would deny emergency hospital services to ILLEGAL aliens.

The legislation does provide an exemption allowing hospitals to provide emergency medical care. It would, however, force Indiana schools to deny admission to undocumented immigrants. And police departments that arrest someone believed to be an undocumented immigrant would have to inform the U.S. attorney general and the federal Department of Homeland Security.

I just don't understand why anyone with a brain and a sense of justice (a word that's often thrown around by those who support ILLEGAL immigration) would think this is a bad idea. Actions have consequences. If you break a law and get caught, there is a price to be paid.

Instead of pissing and moaning about the government (which isn't currently doing much to fix this problem anyway), or the citizens who actually speak out because the government isn't currently doing much to fix this problem, how about considering the fact that the people who would be affected by this are here ILLEGALLY. Yes, I said ILLEGALLY. That's ILLEGALLY, folks.

On Thursday, the conservative-leaning Indianapolis Star editorialized against Turner's proposal, arguing it would do little to curb illegal immigration.

I hope they are wrong. But surely it would be more effective than encouraging, supporting, or even ignoring the problem which, in my book, is actually mean-spirited -- toward American citizens and legal immigrants.

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