10/03/2009
Clayton Cramer writesNo Requirement For Legal Status For Health Care
If the Republicans decided that they wanted to win the 2010 elections — and were prepared to offend the corporate interests that like a supply of cheap labor — they would run with this next year. From the September 30, 2009 The Hill:
Senate Finance Committee Democrats rejected a proposed requirement that immigrants prove their identity with photo identification when signing up for federal healthcare programs.[More]
OK, but how likely is it that Republicans are going to start caring about winning? Especially since failed Presidential nominee John McCain is still considered the "titular head" of the party.