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La Raza President Wants Health Care Reform for ‘Everyone,’ Including Illegal Aliens(CNSNews.com) – National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguia said that health care reform should include “everyone,†and this means illegal immigrants as well because with more people paying into the system it might lower the costs of health care. Speaking to reporters Thursday at a press conference in support of President Barack Obama’s efforts to pass a government-led overhaul of the nation’s health care system, Murguia said that while the issue of illegal immigrants was politically difficult, there were “strong†arguments for covering the illegals.*snip*Republican attempts to amend the health care legislation to require a photo ID and Social Security number and similar safeguards to receive federally subsidized health benefits have been defeated, largely along party lines. *snip*“We support health care reform and we support comprehensive immigration reform,†said Muguira. “Once we take on that issue we’re hoping that we can be done with the issue of trying to segment this country into certain segments of population.†Comprehensive immigration reform would convert illegal immigrants into legal immigrants who would be permanent legal residents of the United States with an opportunity to be naturalized as U.S. citizens.