Excellent news if this fantasy toon pans out . Soon everyone in SoCal won’t have to go down to TJ to get less expensive dentistry, medical treatments and especially visits to “El Farmacia”.
I don’t get this toon. You still have to pass the BAR exam to practice law and you still have to pass Med School and become certified by the state to practice medicine. Your legal status in this country shouldn’t dictate if you are a good doctor or not. This looks more like right wing hysteria where undocumented workers can practice without certifications and kill American Citizens (see illegal doctor diploma on right hand side) among other things.
Clue to conservatives: California is doing a LOT better than Texas when it comes to medical care, where Perry blocked the Medicaid expansion that his citizens are paying taxes for, and 25% of the people are uninsured. The GOP plan of “attack the poor” would have a better future if they weren’t doing everything possible to create so many more of them.
Uh, for the “Spanish hysteria crowd”, most of those “illegal” docs are probably from India and either speak Hindi, or better English than the average TEA party type or xenophobe decrying “Keep the government out of my Medicare!”
Everyone here is missing the irony here. It’s NOT whether or not you’re a good or bad lawyer or doctor…It IS about working in the USA LEGALLY! And not only that, but a lawyer that’s supposed to help uphold the law is snubbing his nose at the very law he’s supposed to protect!
Most of those in “advanced or technical” jobs are illegal because they overstay their visas, jus like many who come on student visas and fail to “depart”. Making better bucks in the U.S. isn’t a “political” decision on their parts. However, we had some computer techs from ’Nam who came here, were anxious to get home, where both the money they earned here, AND the training, would put them in a much higher “status” back home in Viet Nam, than they could get here..
Subversive over 10 years ago
Excellent news if this fantasy toon pans out . Soon everyone in SoCal won’t have to go down to TJ to get less expensive dentistry, medical treatments and especially visits to “El Farmacia”.
d_legendary1 over 10 years ago
I don’t get this toon. You still have to pass the BAR exam to practice law and you still have to pass Med School and become certified by the state to practice medicine. Your legal status in this country shouldn’t dictate if you are a good doctor or not. This looks more like right wing hysteria where undocumented workers can practice without certifications and kill American Citizens (see illegal doctor diploma on right hand side) among other things.
Jason Allen over 10 years ago
We must prevent the foreigners taking jobs away from the US citizens who are practicing unlicensed medical care!!!
ARodney over 10 years ago
Clue to conservatives: California is doing a LOT better than Texas when it comes to medical care, where Perry blocked the Medicaid expansion that his citizens are paying taxes for, and 25% of the people are uninsured. The GOP plan of “attack the poor” would have a better future if they weren’t doing everything possible to create so many more of them.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
Uh, for the “Spanish hysteria crowd”, most of those “illegal” docs are probably from India and either speak Hindi, or better English than the average TEA party type or xenophobe decrying “Keep the government out of my Medicare!”
Don Winchester Premium Member over 10 years ago
Everyone here is missing the irony here. It’s NOT whether or not you’re a good or bad lawyer or doctor…It IS about working in the USA LEGALLY! And not only that, but a lawyer that’s supposed to help uphold the law is snubbing his nose at the very law he’s supposed to protect!
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
Most of those in “advanced or technical” jobs are illegal because they overstay their visas, jus like many who come on student visas and fail to “depart”. Making better bucks in the U.S. isn’t a “political” decision on their parts. However, we had some computer techs from ’Nam who came here, were anxious to get home, where both the money they earned here, AND the training, would put them in a much higher “status” back home in Viet Nam, than they could get here..
phdtogo over 10 years ago
Put down the crack pipe, how can you be a member of the bar and also be a felon?
phdtogo over 10 years ago
What’s that Neo-Marxist-Man?