How does the Latino paradox effect the present health care system?

Question

research The Latino Paradox on the internet
(if you dont believe the following) ; )

contrary to popular belief illegal immigrants use public health care dramaticaly less than residents,

1. latinos (specificaly mexicans) have stronger immune systems and are less likely to require health services, or contract diseases, than ANY other racial group!!
dont believe me? then look it up, unless your too scared to have your ANGLO-american superiority complex challanged, look it up, if your brave enough

2. for fear of exposure, ask any doctor and see how hard it is to keep the ones that do come to keep coming for further treatment or try to convince those that need to but dont go

3. are less likely to be affected by enviorment, fatigue, or mental stress

this information is based soley on stats, math, numbers, unlike the majority of opinion based on emotion, respond to me in a LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL manner only, i have no respect for emotional arguments, only scientific

Answer 1

They are too busy talking crap about Mexicans to think of a way to twist your info! Haha!

Saludos!

Answer 2

One arguement I have used to qualify my concerns of illegal immigration is that it has cause the Healthcare industry to nearly become defunct and bankrupt.

It was pointed out to me by one of the leading Healthcare analysts that only 20% of the losses of most California based hospitals are at the hands of illegals not paying. Of course one can add to that $100 million come out of State coffers for the payment of the births of illegal imimigrant children yearly.

All that said, most biz's go forward on less than a 20% profit margin. It's easy to say the illegals did it. They may have only been the straw that broke the camel's back however. The rest are Amer. Citizens that don't pay. Frankly, I personally would rather pay for an American citizen's health than an illegals simply because that's what our system is set to do. Not take care of anyone who can illegally come here and use our taxation for their own benefit. I"m sorry for those who can't understand this but it to me, is ...a form of theft.

Answer 3

Illegal immigrants are not entitled to medicaid. However, they freely use public funded healthcare for childbirth and then for their children born here, who while citizens are still the result of their illegally coming here. Legal immigrants need to show they will be able to support thier own families, at least at some level.



Check out how much they do use public services, however. And remember that educating their children not only overcrowds our schools (given the huge number of them) it also costs $7,000 to $10,000 per child per year.

Answer 4

Angela r would be surprised to know that Mexico is the third fattest country on the planet behind the US and England. I have seen plenty of obese adults and children in Mexico, just as many as I´ve seen in the US.



I don´t believe that Latinos/Mexicans have stronger immune systems because everything I´ve seen in Mexico proves the opposite. Almost everyone in my Mexican family, including my husband, get sick multiple times a year with colds or the flu and abuse antibiotics. I haven´t had the flu in over a decade.



Mexicans also believe that going out in the rain or walking barefoot on a cold floor makes you get sick, and they actually get sick because they believe these old wives tales. That would make them pretty susceptible to the environment. It´s true that many Mexicans are afraid to go to medical doctors, but many will go to witch doctors because they trust them more.



I´ve also met plenty of Mexicans who suffer from fatigue and stress, just because they don´t necessarily complain about it doesn´t mean they don´t experience it.



*I didn´t consider my answer emotional as it was based on observation, but anyway, here is a website that states that racial genetic superiority is a myth:

http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/news/0102/103.htm



*I researched "The Latino Paradox" and the sites that talk about it link it to diet, sociological and cultural factors, not genetics.

Answer 5

One thing that has always struck me when I visit Mexico, is how few people are overweight or obese.....I guess it has to do with walking, most people can't afford a car, so many have to walk to get to a bus stop or the local market, of course many work long hours too......Latinos here, have become Americanized and eat the processed food and suffer from diabetes, cancer, heart problems, obesity, thus creating health problems, but not significantly more than white or black Americans.......The quality of food in Mexico, I mean unprocessed food, is much higher there, than it is here....There are main street markets, and most buy there groceries there.....As far as sanitation, that is a different story.....People CAN'T afford processed food, so many eat rice and beans......You don't find people eating at McDonald's, like you do here.....All things considered, I think hard work and a less indulgent life leads to better health....



No, your wrong, US rank's 9th while Mexico ranks 19th....GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT

http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html

Answer 6

If illegal aliens don't get sick, then why are our hopsitals closing down, due to illegal aliens who show up with no health insurance?



Source: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43275



Why are illegal aliens bringing diseases to the U.S. that were eradicated decades ago, such as tuberculosis, leprosy, and polio?



Source: http://www.rense.com/general64/ill.htm



Why is it that some latinos (like you) like to "show up" whites when:



Latinos did not exist until the white Spanish explorers arrived 500 years ago.

Latin is a European term.

Spanish is a European language.

Hispanics have white DNA.



So if you have white DNA, you carry the supposedly "inferior" health genes of whites that you hate so much.