Lincoln Chafee: “There are two points I would like to make. First, Mr. President, why in the world do we provide these benefits for…”

“There are two points I would like to make. First, Mr. President, why in the world do we provide these benefits for illegal aliens if we do not think they are important for the national health and benefit of the Nation? I mean, we have decided as a nation that it is important that any woman have proper prenatal care because we want that baby that is born to be healthy, healthy when born, healthy throughout its life. So we do not argue, we do not say, ``You're here illegally. Go back to where you came from.'' We say, ``You're here illegally, and we're going to see that you get proper prenatal care. We're going to see you are immunized.'' That is one of the provisions we have made here. So, if it is that important that we are going to pay for that person, then it seems to me likewise for the person who is here legally-- without going through a lot of song and dance about the sponsorship or deeming or tracing that person down, making sure that sponsor pays for it--get it over with, give them the immunization.”