Posted on 04/12/2025 3:36:22 AM PDT by Libloather
California has a $6.2 billion budget deficit for Medicaid services, and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest budget proposal projects the state will spend a staggering $8.4 billion to cover Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid, for illegal immigrants in 2024-2025.
Two new reports by the Bureau of Economic Analysis found the U.S. economy has become increasingly reliant on government handouts. Entitlements are growing faster than tax receipts and wages. Private wages grew by $67 billion in early 2025, while government payments to recipients surged by $162 billion.
In North Carolina and California, growth in Medicaid benefits was the leading contributor to increased personal income. Coverage for undocumented immigrants under California's $6.2 billion budget gap for Medi-Cal is contributing to the surge in personal income.
Fox News Digital asked lawmakers on Capitol Hill if taxpayers should have to pick up the Medicaid tab for illegal immigrants. Popular progressive senators Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Michael Bennett, D-Colo.; and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., refused to say whether illegal immigrants are entitled to Medicaid benefits funded by U.S. taxpayers.
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, who was tapped by moderate Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to replace Vice President JD Vance in the Senate this year, told Fox News Digital it should be illegal for Americans to fund healthcare for illegal immigrants.
"That cost should be transferred back to the state of California if that's the decision that they made. If people are here illegally, the taxpayers of this country should not be footing the bill for their healthcare when we can barely pay our own bills here in this country and people are going without. So, this is an astonishing thing that California would decide to do. Clearly, the leaders of that state are tone deaf because that's not what the American public wants," Husted said.
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Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio
Stand the ground Jon. I knew you were a great choice for the position.
Glad to hear you’re running to keep the position too.
“Popular progressive senators Adam Schiff”
Schitt is not a ‘progressive’ whatever the heck that label is, he’s a criminal who is a pathological liar on top of it.
California is a shxthole and getting worse by the day but it’s what they voted for. Whatever is right they do the opposite which is the mantra of the democratic party.
To the left, money fixes everything and when it doesn’t they throw more money at it. They raise taxes over and over but nothing is ever solved and only gets worse.
Lawmakers in no way reveal whether taxpayers “should” pick up this bill. That is already clear.
I believe the law already is that emergency care must be covered by Medicaid. This is only for the rest of it.
Immigration is a national issue not a state issue. California should not be allowed to attract illegals by providing free anything to them because the presence of illegals in the US affects everyone, not just Californians. If nothing else it’s an illegal interstate commerce issue.
California made their decision. Let them deal with the consequences.
That’s not all we’ve been paying for...
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That’s $743,584,952 for transportation services for undocumented immigrants over 5 years.
More disturbingly, MVM Inc. specializes in undocumented minors and has been accused of keeping children in poor conditions. Their founder has donated over half a million to Democrats.
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"Hey decent hard working taxpaying California American citizens - F' YOU!"
What hubris to decide for us what we want.
No, I do not want ANYONE getting free medical care from the government.
What an absurd question.
Why would illegal aliens get medicaid?!
Why aren’t they deported?!
“That cost should be transferred back to the state of California if that’s the decision that they made. If people are here illegally, the taxpayers of this country should not be footing the bill for their healthcare when we can barely pay our own bills here in this country and people are going without. So, this is an astonishing thing that California would decide to do. Clearly, the leaders of that state are tone deaf because that’s not what the American public wants,” Husted said
Reading comprehension is a gift I guess.
It is still the LAW mandating immigrants coming to the US has a SPONSOR to guarantee they won’t become a public charge for 40 Quarters(10 years), I had to do it 20 years ago when my wife got her green card.
Why can’t President Trump issue an Executive Order making the PUBLIC EMPLOYEE’S in every State the LEGAL SPONSORS and attach their wages and assets to pay for them???
I don’t understand why people in Blue States keep re-electing folks in the party the continues to run their state into the ground.
“California is a shxthole and getting worse by the day but it’s what they voted for.”
I don’t know how many times I have to share this but this is a misconception. It is not only/just their problem, what they voted for affects us all not just those in Ca. They have pulled us ALL into their failed situation and the rest of the nation should absolutely have a legal say in the matter.
California healthcare is the #1 top recipient of Federal Income Tax awards and funding over all other funding in the nation. Right at the top of the list as the most redistributed federal tax dollars in the nation. This is our problem also just as much as it is California’s.
We the people of this nation as a whole should have a legal say in what California does with OUR money...
https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient
I’ll stand by my: “California is a shxthole and getting worse by the day but it’s what they voted for.”
Yes it affects the rest of us as every liberal shxthole does. I get that but beyond that no federal money should go to states for anything.
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