“There are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants,” said Obama. “This, too, is false.  The reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.”

It is true that both the House and Senate health care bills as they are now drafted would make illegal aliens ineligible for federally funded health care. But President Obama has stated as recently as last month at a press conference in Mexico that he will seek “comprehensive immigration reform” legislation that will put illegal aliens on a “pathway to citizenship.”

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