CBSHouston reports that UTMB is having problems sending a paralyzed man back to Mexico, even going so far as to offer a plane ticket.
The gentleman in question, Francisco Martinez, was hurt in a work accident, but he is in this country illegally. While he remains in the hospital his family is staying in a homeless shelter in Galveston.
It's unclear whether his current treatment at UTMB can be considered "emergency" treatment, which the hospital is obligated to provide.
I'd say that Step One would be for someone to figure out who he was working for and figure out how to prosecute the employer. Perhaps even find some hotshot lawyer to figure out how to sue the employer for the guy's medical bills and family expenses.
After all, he wouldn't need to be here if someone hadn't given him a job.
Until we as a society start finding the employers liable for the actions of the illegal immigrants that they are supporting here we won't see a change in behavior on anyone's part. The situation now seems to be a close cousin to slavery, with people living in fear of deportation or living on the margins.
Living a marginalized life isn't fair to this man, or his family, and this is just another example of how our current border policy (or lack thereof) is hurting people on both sides of the border. Just as slavery was the defining issue of the 1800s, it looks like illegal immigration will be the defining issue of this century.
Maybe the Occupy Wall Street bunch could occupy the border.
The gentleman in question, Francisco Martinez, was hurt in a work accident, but he is in this country illegally. While he remains in the hospital his family is staying in a homeless shelter in Galveston.
It's unclear whether his current treatment at UTMB can be considered "emergency" treatment, which the hospital is obligated to provide.
I'd say that Step One would be for someone to figure out who he was working for and figure out how to prosecute the employer. Perhaps even find some hotshot lawyer to figure out how to sue the employer for the guy's medical bills and family expenses.
After all, he wouldn't need to be here if someone hadn't given him a job.
Until we as a society start finding the employers liable for the actions of the illegal immigrants that they are supporting here we won't see a change in behavior on anyone's part. The situation now seems to be a close cousin to slavery, with people living in fear of deportation or living on the margins.
Living a marginalized life isn't fair to this man, or his family, and this is just another example of how our current border policy (or lack thereof) is hurting people on both sides of the border. Just as slavery was the defining issue of the 1800s, it looks like illegal immigration will be the defining issue of this century.
Maybe the Occupy Wall Street bunch could occupy the border.
