MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'illegal immigrants'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:55:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841430&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIEQtOIOuKS4%2F By Daniel GriswoldCredit: Chiapas state government website Authorities in Mexico intercepted two semi-trucks on Tuesday containing more than 500 migrants being smuggled across the border from Guatemala and presumably headed for the United States. An x-ray of one of the trucks that revealed the migrants struck me for its resemblance to those 18th century woodcarvings of slave ships crossing the Atlantic. That analogy shouldn’t be taken too far, of course. According to the news reports, the migrants voluntarily paid $7,000 each for the chance to be smuggled into the United States. But like the slave ships, the conditions in the trucks were horrific, putting the lives of the men, women and some children in real danger. People across the spectrum will try to make hay from this, but to me it ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841430 Thu, 19 May 2011 18:48:27 +0100 4841430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813265&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgqMlVALF9Cs%2F By Daniel GriswoldPresident Obama is making his first visit to the U.S.-Mexican border today to deliver a speech in El Paso, Texas, on the need to reform America’s immigration laws. I’ll be eagerly awaiting the president’s plan, but in the meantime, the Cato Institute has released a new study this week that examines the major objections to comprehensive immigration reform. Titled “Answering the Critics of Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” and authored by Cato adjunct scholar Stuart Anderson, the new study draws on the latest research to address five common objections to expanding opportunities for legal immigration. The issues addressed in the study include the effect of immigration reform on government spending, welfare use, culture and language, unemployment, and incentives fo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813265 Tue, 10 May 2011 16:25:14 +0100 4813265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803033&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fu7BycjmwbJI%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Given President Obama’s speech today in El Paso, Texas, is immigration a winning issue for Democrats? My response: Immigration will be a winning issue for Democrats only if Republicans allow it, which they’re quite capable of doing. Where’s the anti-immigrant part of the Republican base going to go — to the Democrats? Hardly. With so much else at stake, will they sit out the 2012 elections, over this one issue? Please. If Republicans play it right, this can be a winner. No one seriously believes that the estimated 10 to 12 million illegal immigrants in the country, most working, can or should be sent back to their countries of origin. So the main issues are paving the way to legalization, better securing the borders, and provid... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803033 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:10:42 +0100 4803033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734104&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fis-it-a-crime-to-help-illegal-immigrants-get-healthcare%2F2011.04.20 According to some state legislators, the answer is yes. Lawmakers in South Carolina are pushing legislation that would “make it illegal to transport immigrants anywhere, including a hospital” reports the New York Times. Fox News Phoenix reports that in Arizona, a bill has been introduced to “require hospitals, when admitting nonemergency cases, to confirm that a person seeking care is a U.S. citizen or in the country legally. In emergency cases where the patient isn’t here legally, the hospital would be required to call immigration authorities after the treatment is done. Hospitals in non-emergency situations would also be required to contact federal immigration authorities, but they would have more apparent discretion about whether to treat illegal immigrants.” Such ill-advi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734104 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:00:00 +0100 4734104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355719&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffive-dead-babies-a-lesson-in-prenatal-politics%2F2011.01.16 When the Nebraska lawmakers voted to end Medicaid prenatal care for approximately 1,500 women, their unborn babies paid the ultimate price. Any labor room hospitalist who is responsible for the care of unassigned pregnant women will tell you that it is far easier to take care of pregnant women who have had prenatal care than it is to take care of women who haven’t. The recent vigil of the Equality Nebraska Coalition in front of their state capitol to honor five dead babies whose death can be related to the lack of access to prenatal care speaks volumes. On or about February of 2010, Nebraska expectant mothers received a “Dear John” letter from Nebraska’s Health and Human Services stating that their pregnancies were no longer covered under Medicaid. It appeared that the rationale fo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355719 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:00:17 +0100 4355719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808822&cid=t_233468_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F08%2F02%2Farizona-mexico-border-2020%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Arizona-Mexico Border, 2020. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: arizona, border, comics, humor, illegal immigrants, immigration, mexico, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808822 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:51:37 +0100 3808822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710553&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FmU7LqpMVGZs%2F By Daniel GriswoldThe June issue of Cato’s monthly newsletter on immigration reform, just released, tackles the timely topic of “Immigrants and Crime: Perceptions vs. Reality.” The bulletin finds that, contrary to public perception, immigration has not caused higher crime rates, in Arizona or in the nation as a whole. In fact, one new study even suggests that a rising level of immigration in a city actually leads to lower crime rates. According to bulletin editor and author Stuart Anderson, a Cato adjunct scholar, “National studies have reached the conclusion that foreign-born (both legal and illegal immigrants) are less likely to commit crimes than the native-born.” It’s an important fact to consider as other states look to copy Arizona’s tough new law against illegal immigr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710553 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:12:20 +0100 3710553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599360&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FI4cGYzwK-YM%2F By Daniel GriswoldFBI crime figures reported in today’s Wall Street Journal challenge the perception that illegal immigrants have unleashed a crime wave in Arizona. One of the clinching arguments for Arizona’s tough new law aimed at illegal immigration has been the perception in that state that crime has been rising, and that undocumented workers are largely to blame. Yet the Journal reports that the incidence of violent crime in Phoenix last year plunged 16.6 percent compared to 2008, a rate of decline that was three times the national average. According to the Phoenix Police Department, the downward trend in crime has continued into 2010 even as the “illegal immigrant crime wave” story reverberates on cable TV and talk radio. As the Journal story reports: In Phoenix, police spoke... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599360 Tue, 25 May 2010 16:22:20 +0100 3599360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560204&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F09lFUYGvn8A%2F By Daniel GriswoldThe controversy over America’s immigration policy does not allow for easy answers, as the post below by Roger Pilon demonstrates. Even among those of us who advocate limited government and free markets, there is room for debate about what our immigration policy should be and the order in which needed reforms should be pursued. Roger gives a welcome nod to the argument for “a serious guest-worker program,” which I’ve argued is essential to any successful reform effort. He also acknowledges that its implementation should be in concert with serious enforcement rather than delayed indefinitely by demands that we “control the border first.” One place where I differ with my dear colleague is in his assertion that: “We no longer control our southern border, and Con... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560204 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:12:22 +0100 3560204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529984&cid=t_233468_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F05%2F03%2Fusa-to-mexico-the-grass-is-always-greener%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. USA to Mexico: The Grass Is Always Greener. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: arizona, border, chaos theory, illegal immigrants, immigration, mexico, papers please, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529984 Mon, 03 May 2010 17:01:56 +0100 3529984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519444&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCROrwEtMTh4%2F By Daniel GriswoldThe latest catch phrase in the immigration debate is that we must “get control of our borders” before we consider actually changing the current immigration law that has made enforcement so difficult in the first place. In his Washington Post column yesterday, George Will wrote that “the government’s refusal to control [the U.S.-Mexican] border is why there are an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona and why the nation, sensibly insisting on first things first, resists ‘comprehensive’ immigration reform.” On the other side of the political spectrum, Democrats in Congress this week unveiled the outlines of an immigration bill that would postpone any broader reforms, such as a new worker visa program or legalization of workers already here, until... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519444 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:55:33 +0100 3519444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508163&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fu7EcaN5s43o%2F By Chris Moody Arnold Kling: “The case for auditing the Fed is obvious.” The key to reducing illegal immigration: A robust temporary-worker program. Surprise! The “financial reform” bill is full of kickbacks to well connected cronies: “The public needs to understand that, far from protecting the little guy and sticking it to the fat cats, this bill keeps good, old-fashioned political patronage alive and well.” When did this happen? “Historians find long-lost clause of U.S. Constitution giving federal authorities unlimited jurisdiction over the American palate.” Oh wait, it didn’t. Podcast: “The New Old Urban Renewal” featuring Eileen Norcross. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508163 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:16:20 +0100 3508163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508169&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjzR2S_zYOqU%2F By Daniel GriswoldArizona’s harsh new law against illegal immigration is being justified in part as a measure to combat crime. The murder of an Arizona rancher in March, allegedly by somebody in the country without documentation, galvanized support for the bill. The death of the rancher was a tragedy, and drug-related violence along the border is a real problem, but it is a smear to blame low-skilled immigrant workers from Latin America for creating a crime problem in Arizona. The crime rate in Arizona in 2008 was the lowest it has been in four decades. In the past decade, as the number of illegal immigrants in the state grew rapidly, the violent crime rate dropped by 23 percent, the property crime rate by 28 percent. (You can check out the DoJ figures here.) Census data show that immigr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508169 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:38:47 +0100 3508169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153356&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FON8LqoedHMQ%2F By Daniel GriswoldOne of the more common complaints I hear about illegal immigration is that low-skilled workers from Mexico and Central America allegedly bring with them a wave of crime and incarceration expenses, especially to southern California. Those complaints are hard to square with the mounting evidence that immigrants, even low-skilled, illegal immigrants, are no more prone to commit crimes than native-born Americans. The latest data point comes from Los Angeles, where the Wall Street Journal reports this morning: “Violent crime in Los Angeles hit its lowest level in more than half a century last year, one of a growing number of U.S. cities reporting its streets were remarkably safe in 2009.” I tried to connect the dots on immigration and crime in a recent article I wrote for ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153356 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:46:33 +0100 3153356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003729&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F08hn3pS8qcg%2F Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published an article by John Yoo that criticized the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) and several of his fellow Guantanamo prisoners in civilian court.  Yoo makes too many claims for me to respond to in a blog post, but let me address a few. According to Yoo, “The treatment of the 9/11 attacks as a criminal matter rather than an act of war will cripple American efforts to fight terrorism.  It is in effect a declaration that this nation is no longer at war.”  That is an odd thing to say for several reasons.  First, it is all over the news: We are still very much at war.  Second, even if Obama pulled U.S. troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq, would the United States really be “crippled&#822... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003729 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:51 +0100 3003729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364920&cid=t_233468_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLkWzT79QIpA%2F CNN wrote an exciting headline on Wednesday: “Homeland Security Chief Seeks to Repeal Real ID Act.” What they left out was that the replacement would be . . . the REAL ID Act. Intentionally or not, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has created the impression that the national ID law might go away. But simply renaming the Department of Homeland Security’s national ID program is not a repeal of REAL ID. The REAL ID revival bill that has been circulating is the same national identification and tracking system with a few of the sharpest corners taken off and the hope of federal money held out to up-to-now recalcitrant states. The REAL ID revival bill would corral every American citizen into the national ID system to try and attack illegal immigrants. Bills to re... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364920 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:15:49 +0100 2364920