Obama: legalize illegals so they can have healthcare

Barack Obama said last week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants.

He also said that's all the more reason to legalize them so they can have health care coverage.

He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered - a major break with the 1996 welfare reform bill, which limited most federal public assistance programs only to citizens and longtime immigrants.

Republicans said that amounts to an amnesty, calling it a backdoor effort to make sure current illegal immigrants get health care.

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