Failed asylum seekers are not entitled to free NHS treatment, rules judge

Test case: Failed asylum seekers are not entitled to free treatment on the NHS, the Court of Appeal ruled today (file picture)

A bit of old fashioned British back bone is showing itself at last. The US needs to follow this example of taking care of it's own.

FROM THE DAILYMAIL.CO.UK:

Failed asylum seekers are not entitled to free NHS treatment, rules judge
By James Slack, Home Affairs Editor

Last updated at 10:02 PM on 30th March 2009
asylum seekers should be refused free NHS treatment, declaring they 'ought not to be here'.
Delivering a judgment that will save the taxpayer millions of pounds, Lord Justice Ward added: 'They should never have come here in the first place.'
The test case was brought by a 35-year-old Palestinian, known as YA, who has links to the extremist Hamas party.

Victory would have opened the door for thousands of failed claimants with conditions such as HIV or cancer to claim treatment and even benefits, paid for out of public funds.
But Appeal Court judges ruled there was no blanket right for healthcare, even if the failed asylum seeker could not be returned home.
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