Will illegal immigrants be able to take advantage of national health care or will the proposed bill HR 3200 exclude them from services as claimed by the supporters of the bill? This is the issue that led to the outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson during the President’s address to Congress and set off a firestorm that has become a political football despite an apology given and accepted by the two men themselves. There is a section in the bill (Sec 246) that excludes illegal immigrants specifically from “affordability credits,” this then begs the question as to how comprehensive is its scope. Republicans state that it is only one area of the bill and nowhere else are there any exclusions nor does it provide a verification process to administer services, earlier attempts at such provisions have been struck down upon any inclusion within the bill. Apparently, the Obama Administration agreed with this verification argument and issued a clarification within days after Rep. Wilson’s outburst by adding a requirement for proof of citizenship. The underlying question becomes does it really matter if such provisions are inserted because there likely will not be the requisite desire to enforce them? It will not be the first time that we have selectively enforced our laws in this nation which have largely been responsible for most of the disastrous issues we face today. Moreover, it is well known that comprehensive immigration reform is a hot-button issue for our current Government and they will soon be bringing it to the forefront of the agenda. This is simply a backdoor process of bestowing amnesty to illegals and wrapping it in a pretty bow called reform. We already have a system of immigration laws in place, but amnesty not being included among them gives rise to calls of reform that will be championed while claiming our current system is broken. When boiled down, it is really about finding a means to keep 12+ million illegal immigrants legally in the United States. With these points in mind, it should make us wonder if it really matters what provisions are added or what agreements are made concerning health care for illegals when they are expected to be rendered a moot point anyway by design. Either they all become legal residents by reform or we will selectively enforce the laws created by a health care bill that was left wide open and purposely ambiguous. It should yet prove to be another example of business as usual.