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To: combjelly who wrote (342516)	7/9/2007 1:14:18 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575579

That I can believe. It was the 50% of all births I was dubious about. I should have put it in some context - in some California hospitals I've read claims upto 50% are to illegals. So their contribution is not zero, but it does not account for the entire amount - I would also point out that while males are the majority there are a huge number of hotel cleaning staff that are illegal women from various countries, especially in California. Low birth weight is the single biggest determinant of infant mortality. And it can be directly correlated with prenatal care. Yes and the biggest group of women in this category are black - so the problem is a home grown problem and not entirely imported. free prenatal care to avoid these easily avoided problems I'm fine with that - it never amounts to much money - it's basically consultations on diet and a few exams. What I wonder is if the trouble is poor black women or in some cases drugs will they go to the trouble of being seen. We have free shelters and food today, yet we still have homeless folks wandering around the streets here begging for money. I suppose we could at worst reduce the number a bit and we should try. But, you know, that would be socialism Actually yes - socialism is bad when carried too far.