The following is an email I received from a state worker:
Daniel,
Yes, absolutely. If he is in Washington County, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center should be able to see him. If he shows up as a walk in, however, he should be prepared to wait a couple of hours to be seen.
Here is a list of those clinics that he can go to. It does not matter whether or not he is documented. My emphasis
Sorry for the delay but I was out on vacation and only back today.
Alberto Moreno, MSW
Migrant Health Coordinator
Health Systems Planning
Department of Human Services
Alberto.Moreno@state.or.us
(503)731-4017x899 phone
(503)731-4078 fax
The email included to Word documents as attachments. (One of which can be found online HERE) My original email "question" was sent on 8-9-05 and simply inquired about a "friend" who was an illegal alien and where he could get health care.
Alberto Moreno, a public servant, was helpful enought to respond on helping my criminal (and imaginary) friend. The question is, does it violate the law for public officials to help out known criminals?
Our only hope would be RICO. In America illegal aliens are entitled to emergency health care but I know of no law/ruling that says they get other forms of health care, especially at taxpayer expense.
I would like to see some group/individual with the legal resources pursue suing the state of Oregon for knowinly aiding and abetting known criminals in accessing services of value.
And regarless of whether or not laws are broken here, do we really need a "migrant health coordinator" on the public payroll?
6 comments:
Daniel, Yes we are looking into filing lawsuits against the state for blatant violations of immigration and discrimination and voting laws. We could always use some more money or Attorney help.
Is there a lawyer out there who wants his/her name all over the Media for supporting us LEGAL Americans/Oregonians? Your practice needs the publicity.
RICO might not work when a state is violating federal law though.
Rick Hickey-VP-OFIR/www.oregonir.org
Kudo's to Daniel.
as Lars said today, it took a blogger to do something that the other news services, TV and radio would not do.
investigate and ask questions.
Why didn't our local TV news people discover what Daniel did?
Its simple. Local TV news is losing their traditional viewers and have their future bet on those who are known to be heavy TV watchers, the Hispanics.
In advertising, those who can reach the greatest number of easily influenced buyers are the winners.
Note how the roster at KPTV is beginning to look like that of the Statesman/Journal.
Bilingual news is the next trick with the last 1/2 hour of 5:00 PM news in Spanish.
Yo comprende?
If RICO does not apply, I still think that a prosecutor could get creative since the illegal alien assistance is widespread, then ORS 164.125 (theft of service) would apply:
(b) Having control over the disposition of labor or of
business, ... benefit to
which the person or the third person is not entitled.
(2) As used in this section, 'services' includes, but is not
limited to, labor, professional services, toll facilities,
transportation, communications service, entertainment, the
supplying of food...
I would say that you could advertise for a lawyer in the Oregon Bar Magazine but we all know their stance on the issues...
I was also listening to Lars today and agree with the point about how weak it is that a blogger had to bring this to a head. Nice blog, I will have to add it to my dailys. Keep up the good work!
Daniel, I work for the State (DHS). What Oregon needs to address this issue is a Prop.187 or AZ Prop. 200. A lot of our money comes in from the feds and we are prohibited from discriminating based on ethnic or immigration status. This suggests that we also need a prop.187 at the federal level. Regards,
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