Europe: Spain cancels free medical care for illegal immigrants. People in China say there is no pressure.

On May 2nd, 20 12, liuxue86.com reported.

20 12 On April 20th, Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato announced that illegal immigrants would not be able to continue to enjoy free medical care due to Spain's huge fiscal deficit. This regulation will be implemented from August 3 1 2065438, when more than 500,000 undocumented immigrants will be expelled from the free medical system. Local people and China people have different reactions to such news.

Cancel the right of illegal immigrants to enjoy free medical care

According to Spain's Oulang. Ana Mato said that this policy is mainly to tighten spending and prevent the free medical care policy from being abused by some illegal immigrants. Prior to this, illegal immigrants in Spain could apply for medical cards in local public hospitals with their own certificates and passports as long as they registered with their own governments, and enjoy the same free medical care as Spaniards. This loose medical policy has attracted many foreigners who can't cure diseases in their own countries to come to Spain for medical treatment, which has greatly wasted medical resources and increased government expenditure. Anna Mato announced that the era of free medical care for illegal immigrants has passed, and Spaniards will no longer pay for the welfare of illegal immigrants.

Anna Mato explained that it is a reasonable and legal policy to cancel the qualification of illegal immigrants to enjoy free medical care. Immigrants with status must pay social insurance during their life in Spain, which has contributed to the Spanish financial system, so they should enjoy free medical care; These illegal immigrants did not pay any taxes to the Spanish government, and the Spanish government could not provide them with any free services. However, expelling undocumented immigrants from the free medical system does not mean that the Spanish government does not attach importance to human rights. The Spanish government will still provide illegal immigrants with basic services such as first aid, childbirth and medical care for children.

People in China say there is no pressure.

This new policy has not aroused strong repercussions among China people. First, most people in China don't like to go to Spanish public hospitals, because of language restrictions and the tradition of thrift. Every time they go, they have to pay for an interpreter. It's better to take some medicine and bear it. Secondly, due to the inefficiency of Spanish public hospitals, they can't meet the requirements of China people for "quick decision". Most people in China would rather go to the clinic by themselves than make an appointment, which wastes time.

Xiao Liu, an overseas Chinese, has lived in Spain for less than a year. She said that in August last year, because of the recurrence of cervical erosion, she applied for a medical card at the public hospital in Usera. After a long wait of two months, it's finally time to make an appointment. After going to the hospital for examination, the doctor told her that it was nothing serious, just taking some anti-inflammatory drugs. Xiao Liu said that this disease is very easy to cure in China, and minor surgery can cure it. But as long as it is not a serious illness, Spanish public hospitals will not let patients have surgery, and the patients themselves will suffer in the end. "Free medical care, no treatment, is equivalent to no free medical care. The cancellation of free medical care has little effect on me. "

On the one hand, it is reasonable to be excluded from the free medical system, because illegal immigrants have never paid taxes and should not enjoy the same benefits as taxpayers, which is in line with the principle of social equity. On the other hand, illegal immigrants belong to the marginal groups of society, and it is not easy to survive. It is against the humanitarian principle to suppress the living space of the people at the bottom of society. What is done is done. It's no use talking more. We must wait and see. Spain, which has got rid of the heavy burden of "illegal immigrants", where will it go tomorrow? Will the Rajoy government lead people living in Spain out of the shadow of the crisis, or will it widen the gap between the rich and the poor in Spanish society?

The Spanish people are at loggerheads

Illegal immigrants will be disqualified from free medical care from now on. Spanish people have different opinions on this, which can be roughly divided into two factions: some people think that people who do not pay taxes and taxpayers should not enjoy the same treatment from the beginning; Others believe that ignoring the marginalized groups in society is a manifestation of the retrogression of Spanish democratic system.

Pablo, a worker, expressed support for the People's Party. He said that Spain's economic situation was so bad that the number of unemployed people went straight to 6 million. It is unfair to ask Spaniards to pay taxes to pay for the medical expenses of illegal immigrants. Spaniards have no time to protect themselves, and illegal immigrants can only pay what they should pay. The so-called lips are dead and teeth are cold, which is the truth.

Noelia disapproves of this policy of the government. She said that Spain should reduce the deficit and get out of the crisis, and should not start with the poor. Another way to ensure the quality of free medical care is to cancel the free medical care for high-income people and senior government officials. The money for medical treatment is nothing to them, but it is an expensive expense for illegal immigrants at the bottom of society. "If illegal immigrants have no money to treat diseases, can we watch them die at the gate of the hospital? This is too inhuman, too inhuman. "

Roberto was very angry about it. He thinks it is the government's fault that illegal immigrants have no identity. Illegal immigrants do not pay taxes because the government does not issue legal status. Now the government wants to suppress illegal immigrants in turn, which is simply robbery. He believes that the government can completely relax the requirements for applying for legal status. After illegal immigrants have an identity, they naturally have to pay taxes. They can not only enjoy the same public welfare, but also increase the government's fiscal revenue. Both sides are mutually beneficial and take what they need.

The problem is that the Spanish government is worried that the influx of immigrants will cause unemployment among Spaniards. Roberto said that this is the only way, and the Spanish can't improve their competitiveness by closing the door. What's more, issuing identity to illegal immigrants does not necessarily lead to a large influx of immigrants, and efforts can be made to limit the entry of new immigrants. However, immigrants who are already in Spain should have legal status, work legally and pay taxes legally.

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