Every Democratic Candidate Says Their National Health Care Plan Will Cover Illegal Immigrants

GUTHRIE A lot of ░░░░░░░░ have been talking tonight ░░░░░░░░ these government healthcare plans ░░░░░░░░ you have proposed in ░░░░░░░░ form or another This ░░░░░░░░ a show of hands ░░░░░░░░ Hold them up for ░░░░░░░░ moment so people can ░░░░░░░░ Raise your hand if ░░░░░░░░ government plan would provide ░░░░░░░░ for undocumented immigrants Cheers ░░░░░░░░ Applause Okay Let me ░░░░░░░░ with you Mayor Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ Cheers and Applause Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Why Buttigieg Because our ░░░░░░░░ is healthier when everybody ░░░░░░░░ healthier And remember we ░░░░░░░░ talking about something people ░░░░░░░░ given a chance to ░░░░░░░░ into In the same ░░░░░░░░ there are undocumented immigrants ░░░░░░░░ my community who pay ░░░░░░░░ pay sales taxes They ░░░░░░░░ property taxes directly or ░░░░░░░░ This is not about ░░░░░░░░ handout This is an ░░░░░░░░ program And we do ░░░░░░░░ no favor by having ░░░░░░░░ million undocumented people in ░░░░░░░░ country be unable to ░░░░░░░░ healthcare Of course the ░░░░░░░░ problem is we shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have 11 million undocumented ░░░░░░░░ with no pathway to ░░░░░░░░ It makes no sense ░░░░░░░░ the American people the ░░░░░░░░ people agree on what ░░░░░░░░ do This is a ░░░░░░░░ thing If leadership consists ░░░░░░░░ forming a consensus around ░░░░░░░░ divisive issue this White ░░░░░░░░ has divided us around ░░░░░░░░ consensus issue The American ░░░░░░░░ want a pathway to ░░░░░░░░ they want protections for ░░░░░░░░ We need to clean ░░░░░░░░ the unlawful immigration system ░░░░░░░░ how my father immigrated ░░░░░░░░ his country And as ░░░░░░░░ of a compromise we ░░░░░░░░ do whatever commonsense measures ░░░░░░░░ needed at the border ░░░░░░░░ Washington can t deliver ░░░░░░░░ something the American people ░░░░░░░░ What does that tell ░░░░░░░░ about the system we ░░░░░░░░ living in It tells ░░░░░░░░ it needs profound structural ░░░░░░░░ GUTHRIE Thank you Vice ░░░░░░░░ Biden I believe you ░░░░░░░░ your healthcare plan would ░░░░░░░░ cover undocumented immigrants Could ░░░░░░░░ explain your position Biden ░░░░░░░░ am sorry I beg ░░░░░░░░ pardon GUTHRIE I believe ░░░░░░░░ the show of hands ░░░░░░░░ did not raise your ░░░░░░░░ Did you raise your ░░░░░░░░ Biden No I did ░░░░░░░░ Ok Sorry Sorry So ░░░░░░░░ said they would be ░░░░░░░░ under your plan Biden ░░░░░░░░ GUTHRIE Which is different ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare Biden Yes But ░░░░░░░░ s the thing GUTHRIE ░░░░░░░░ can explain that change ░░░░░░░░ Yes you cannot let ░░░░░░░░ the mayor said you ░░░░░░░░ let make people who ░░░░░░░░ sick no matter where ░░░░░░░░ come from no matter ░░░░░░░░ their status go uncovered ░░░░░░░░ can t do that ░░░░░░░░ s got to be ░░░░░░░░ care of Period You ░░░░░░░░ to it s a ░░░░░░░░ thing to do But ░░░░░░░░ s the deal he ░░░░░░░░ right about three things ░░░░░░░░ one they in fact ░░░░░░░░ to the well being ░░░░░░░░ the country But they ░░░░░░░░ for example they ve ░░░░░░░░ the life span of ░░░░░░░░ Security because they have ░░░░░░░░ job they re paying ░░░░░░░░ Security tax That s ░░░░░░░░ they re doing It ░░░░░░░░ increased the life span ░░░░░░░░ would do the same ░░░░░░░░ in terms of reducing ░░░░░░░░ overall costs of healthcare ░░░░░░░░ then being able be ░░░░░░░░ and not wait until ░░░░░░░░ re an extremist The ░░░░░░░░ thing is folks look ░░░░░░░░ can deal with these ░░░░░░░░ companies we can deal ░░░░░░░░ these insurance companies by ░░░░░░░░ one putting insurance executives ░░░░░░░░ jail for the misleading ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ they re doing on ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ doctors to prescribe We ░░░░░░░░ be doing this by ░░░░░░░░ sure everyone who is ░░░░░░░░ Medicare that the government ░░░░░░░░ be able to negotiate ░░░░░░░░ price for whatever the ░░░░░░░░ costs are We can ░░░░░░░░ this by making sure ░░░░░░░░ we re in a ░░░░░░░░ that we in fact ░░░░░░░░ people time s up ░░░░░░░░ Hold off a minute ░░░░░░░░ need to take a ░░░░░░░░ break here.”