A California Budget official announced this week that taxpayers in the Democrat -run state pay billions of dollars more on healthcare for illegal immigrants than previous well -known.
California Department of Finance Program Budget Manager Guadalup Man Narix told the state Assembly budget The state on Monday is spending “total funds of $ 9.5 billion” to “cover Medi-Kel’s undocumented individuals” in the current year.
Manariks explained that this is an improved number based on the governor’s budget-update estimates, “the previous figure was from the previous” budget act “.
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California State Capitol July 17, 2022, in Sacrament. (Myang J. Chun/Los Angeles Times by Getty Images)
“Out of $ 9.5 billion, there is a $ 8.4 billion General Fund,” he said.
Republican assemblyman Carl Demio noted that the cost of healthcare for illegal immigrants can be sufficient to solve some of the state’s budget problems and “to avoid going to the Renee Day Fund,” Center Square reported. He said the number was originally about $ 6 billion.
The new state law enacted in early 2024 ensures that “immigration status” does not matter “for those who want to apply for taxpayer-empowered insurance, according to state health, Division.
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The California Assembly minority leader James Gelaghar told Fox News Digital in a statement that gutting insurance availability for illegal immigrants would make a significant pit in the state deficit.
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“The state is selling $ 9.5 billion on healthcare for illegal immigrants while emergency rooms overflow, hospitals are running on Brink, and California’s working California people struggle to meet Doctor Cutter.” “Instead of making responsible choices, leaders raided the Renee-Day fund to advance the cost. This is not just a budget crisis-it is a complete failure of leadership.”
Democratic Assembly Woman Pillar Shivo said during the hearing that the cost of health care is the main goal of the new administration, leading to uncertainty for the state.
California state law allows illegal immigrants to apply for taxpayer -backed health insurance. (Curt “Sybergu” Natson)
“We know today that Elon Musk and Dodge have looked at Medicare and Medic AIDD, which is Medi-Call here in California. And that is, you know, more than half of our budget,” MLA said.
Costs are discussed at a time when the federal government is taking major action on illegal immigration, which includes more stringent policies on the raids and borders by immigration and customs enforcement.
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Steve Hilton, the founder of the Golden Tugar and contributors of Fox News, said it was “Another example of the California Democrats totally false priority.”
“California is another example of the totally false priorities of the California Democrats,” Hilton said. In the last ten years, they have almost doubled the state budget, yet they cannot meet their basic needs of a third of California.
“We have the highest poverty rate in America. We pay the most taxes and get the worst results. People ask,” Where did all our money go? “And here’s the answer: ideological obsessions like this – free healthcare for those who are illegal here.
