We keep taking things away from that idea of what it means to be a citizen. bestowing these same privileges on anyone who happens to be here. Simply a resident. thats all it takes anymore. There are cities. of course. that call themselves sanctuary cities and allow people who are not even legally present in this country the ability to have all kinds of services. to stay essentially hidden from the authorities because they have broken the law by entering this country without our permission. but they are given this special sanctuary status. and they were given not only that but a lot of other kinds of benefits. Recently. just as sort of the. I dont know. one of these I cant believe its true stories that I hear almost every single day. something happened in Los Angeles that really points out again the fact that we are moving ever more closely to making the term "citizenship" meaningless. Madam Speaker. the L.A. Times ran a story about the Illegal immigration epidemic in this country and how much it was putting pressure on our most vulnerable citizens. in this case. those awaiting organ transplants. And they picked out one particular individual. a lady by the name of Ana Puente who was here illegally. She had already undergone three liver transplants. two in 1989. and a third in 1998. each paid for by taxpayers. in this case. by the taxpayers of California under a program that allows for any individual in California to be eligible for this kind of medical service up until the time that they are 21 years old.
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