Absolute lunacy:

“A month after rejecting an identical proposal, the Cook County Board on Tuesday voted to forbid county police or health workers from asking about a person’s immigration status.

“This resolution simply calls for employees not to discriminate,” said Commissioner Roberto Maldonado (D-Chicago), who has pushed the bill for years. “We can legislate behavior.”

The bill — similar to one that passed the Chicago City Council last year — prohibits county sheriff’s police and other officials from investigating anyone’s immigration status unless it is connected to criminal wrongdoing. County services cannot be withheld based on immigration status.

The measure, which failed on a tie vote last month, won passage on a 7-to-6 vote when Commissioner Robert Steele (D-Chicago) switched his vote and with the absence of Commissioner Elizabeth Doody Gorman (R-Orland Park).

Steele said he changed his mind after considering his ancestors were immigrants from Africa and Haiti. Republican Tony Peraica supported the measure last time but abstained Tuesday.

Despite Maldonado’s years of lobbying, the issue might not be dead. Commissioner Gregg Goslin (R-Glenview) switched his vote to “yes” after the measure passed. The move gives Goslin the right to bring up the issue for reconsideration at the next meeting, when Gorman is present.

Goslin thinks the measure will encourage illegal immigrants to flood county health facilities.”

Oh, they’ll flood all right and guess who gets the bill?

“Legislate behavior”……What in the hell does that have to do with those who are not entitited to medical care getting it anyway at the expense of those who ARE entitled?

Morons.

Ask, what’s NOT in your wallet?

Crossposted at Macsmind.