Every single Democrat on the debate stage Thursday said he or she would grant government health insurance to illegal immigrants, plowing new ground well beyond the boundaries of Obamacare.
“Our country is healthier when everybody is healthier,” said Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
Even former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said he would extend coverage to illegal immigrants — a reversal from his stance in the Obama administration, when Democrats considered and specifically rejected the idea as too controversial and unfair.
“You cannot let people who are sick, no matter where they come from, no matter what their status, go uncovered,” Mr. Biden said. “It’s the humane thing to do.”
MSNBC’s journalists, hosting the debate, asked for a show of hands of all 10 Democratic presidential hopefuls on the stage for whose plans would rope in illegal immigrants. All of them raised hands.
• Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.
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