Immigrants and Medical Care

Illegal immigrants should be eligible for the following government-subsidized medical interventions (check all that apply).
None.
Emergency and active labor only.
Immunizations and treatment for communicable diseases.
Nonemergency primary care and treatment for chronic illness.
All services for which they would be eligible if they were U.S. citizens.

Which one of the following best expresses your belief about physicians who treat undocumented immigrants?
Physicians should treat all who need medical care without asking about their citizenship status.
Physicians should ask patients about their citizenship status, should provide necessary treatment to those who need it, and should report undocumented immigrants to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Physicians who knowingly treat undocumented immigrants without reporting them to the USCIS should be prosecuted.

Which one of the following best expresses your belief about managing the communications gap between Spanish-speaking patients and English-speaking physicians?
All medical students should become proficient in medical Spanish during their training.
Every health care team should have at least one member who is proficient in medical Spanish.
Spanish-speaking patients have the responsibility to learn English.