Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would prohibit states like California from allowing undocumented immigrants to enroll in Medicaid. Kiley estimates this will save California $6.5 billion annually. In January 2024, the state expanded Medicaid enrollment to all undocumented immigrants.
“This common sense legislation prioritizes the needs of American citizens and legal residents while promoting equity and fiscal responsibility, ensuring that taxpayer-funded health care benefits are maintained for those who are legally eligible. I guarantee you,” Kiley said. said In a statement regarding the bill.
Kiley also pointed out that many Americans on Medicaid, the taxpayer-funded public health care system for low-income people, already struggle to find a doctor.
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“California spends $6.5 billion every year to provide free health care to everyone who is here illegally,” Kiley said. said Kylie X. “Meanwhile, many of our citizens can’t even see a doctor.”
California currently has a sanctuary state law that restricts state and local law enforcement from actively assisting federal immigration officers; special session Gov. Gavin Newsom has made the state “pro-Trump” by providing $25 million primarily for state and local lawsuits against the Trump administration and another $25 million in legal aid, primarily for deportation defense. He asked them to fight back.
Approximately 2.7 million illegal immigrants live in California. submitted A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants. A preliminary injunction against this order currently remains in effect until the matter is fully determined in court.
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