EDIT2:

soz i forgot to address your other point :S

Those 40-45 million people in the US who don't have health care insurance would get treated properly (as they deserve) if we would focus on treating LEGAL and VERIFIED NEEDY US Citizens first.
The system is groaning and straining from people Legal and Illegal abusing the system.

The 'Left' wants to 'mother', 'coddle' and take care of the world, but the Dem Ideal is also about 1/4 inch away from the full-blown ideal of Communism.
People abusing the system is not something democrats condone by any means.

There is an argument for treatment of all, again under the basis for human rights, and equality within that, to supply emergency treatment for everyone regardless of legality, nationality, race, gender or financial situation, but only when denial of said treatments would lead to that persons death or severe and irreparable injury.


EDIT3:

Quick question, that I'm sure some of you will scream at ^^

you mentioned this guy in new mexico
(and the problem there by the way wasn't the democrats but the boarder police/normal police not enforcing the law, and the organization coordination welfare handouts not investigating this applicant fully)

There is a proposition here in the UK (by the lib dems) to legalise drugs.. all drugs!

Now I know the thought of it will instil images of people falling all over the place, coked out of their brains, abusing drugs etc everywhere you go. Gangs raining supreme etc etc

But think about it for a second

If drugs are legal.. what happens to all the drug gangs? (estimated to make up around 48% of crime in the UK).. they have no drugs to smuggle, to make money off..
If the drug addicts that would normally steal assault people (making up a further 26% of crime in the UK) in order to get drugs illegally, were now able to get them from the government (controlled of course! under tight restrictions depending on circumstance, not just free handouts).. and entered into drug rehabilitation programs as a prerequisite to receiving drugs.
What if 2 out of every 5 people in jail in the UK, who is involved in drugs, could have been working in the drugs business, legally, paying tax. (btw the reason it's only 2 out of 5 (ie 40%) vs over 70% of crime in Britain is related to jail sentence)

Translate this scenario over to the US.

What if import and export of drugs were taxable and legal. would it not free up a huge proportion of the law enforcement to concentrate on more serious crime.
would it not improve trade, thus revenue.
would it not also provide tax revenue.

what is the best way to control criminals? make them work for you.. for the better of society instead of against it.
Yes drugs are a horrible thing, but to restrict their flow successfully, I would much rather they be in the hands of a competent government, then in the hands of a competent drugs lord.
It's a consumer world, and unfortunately people also consume drugs. They will be consumed regardless of legality. Make them legal and you remove a highly volatile and costly aspect of them.. right? :P

Just a quick point! I'm not saying all illegal activity by people so far, should go unpunished and that it should be them doing the legal stuff. Criminals should be punished/rehabilitated.
The drugs trade needs replacing and should be run by conscientious people.


EDIT4: (i have to stop thinking :S ) I just wanted to add something before I'm flamed for something I didn't mean. I have mentioned the police etc a few times, with regards to failing on certain aspects of law enforcement etc. But I wish to make it absolutely clear that I do not by any means want to say that the police are incompetent. Simply that within the police force there are often people in higher positions who are not up to the task, and thus hinder proper law enforcement. Government policy can impact this to a degree, especially when looking at financing the police and other security services. These are some aspects where development into a more efficient system are also necessary.