Ebbie - I didn't mean to imply that the blame for the failure falls at the feet of illegal aliens. The people who came were largely from other states. There were not illegally in the country.
                  And you're right - Oregon didn't get it right. They should have seen this eventuality coming to pass. The were trying to do something to help the people of their state, and maybe they simply weren't worldly engough. They had the best intentions in the world, and they should be commended for their efforts.

                  And, yes, they are still trying to make it work, and they are still signing up new clients. But the workload has become very taxing, the deductables have gone up to the point that one young family I talked to had to pay their own expenses from January through September before they were finally able to take advantage of the benefits. So that left them with three months of benefits out of the year.

                   One of the main problems with all of it are large political players from out of state who sponsor ballot initiatives that limit liability for taxes of one sort or another, and starve the public agencies for resources.

                   I don't like these people, for what it's worth.

                   I'm sorry I didn't state the situation more clearly in the beginning.