‘Bluto Bad Management’ Blue State cost $ 1.6 billion for illegal immigrant health care: audit
Illinois taxpayers have been paid $ 1.6 billion for health programs for illegal immigrants since 2020, which is significantly above the consumption projections estimated by the Democrat Government of the Democrat JB Pritzker, According to the new state audit Published this week at the request of the GOP legislators.
The audit also found that in many cases, state money was spent on people who were actually US nationals or otherwise eligible for federal programs.
“This audit shows that the governor, that the program was widespread in excessive consumption. It spent more than 200% more than what was estimated in calculations and in approved funds,” the state Senate Republican leader John Curran told Fox News Digital in an interview.
“And it also found that the governor could not manage this program,” he said. “Thousands of people were allowed to apply for free health care on state taxpayer for years, which should not have been acceptable to the parameters set out for this program, and the governor failed either Look for federal Compensation when it has been eligible for certain services for years, leaving federal dollars on the table. “
The new audit shows $ 1.6 billion in taxpayers’ Illinois, went to health programs for illegal immigrants under Pritzker’s administration. The Government JB Pritzker, left and Republican leader of State Senate John Curran are shown here. (Getty Images | Fox News Digital)
General auditor Illinois Frank J. Mautino marked more than 6,000 people listed as “unfathomable” in programs, but who had social security numbers, and some of these individuals may actually be legal permanent residents who are eligible for Medicaid, which means that the state could get federal financing for them. The state examined 94 cases and found that 19 were to be classified as legal inhabitants instead of noncitizans.
There were also almost 700 people in senior Health program who were under the age of 65. The review confirmed that many mistakes were caused by the wrong birth dates, which were corrected later.
It seemed that almost 400 were enrolled in the country for over five years and had to qualify for Medicaid, the audit revealed. The state admitted that some of these people were enrolled wrong, which cost state federal funds. The report recommended that the Illinois Health and Family Services Department seeks federal compensation for lost funds.
Ice agents stop illegal immigrants during the raid of labor. (American immigration and customs implementation)
The auditor report, which Curran called “gross bad management at a press conference”, was announced just a week after Pritzker suggested Removing the program for a program that offers coverage of Medicaid illegal immigrants under 65 years of age or legal immigrants without a green card. The proposed reduction, which is expected to save $ 330 million, was the key part of the Pritzker strategy to deal with the budget deficiency of more than $ 3 billion.
“Governor has passed this great consumption with Increase in taxes Over the last few years, as well as the assets for the help of an cod who have been spent on it, not actually trying to restrain themselves in Illinois, “Curran said.” Now that the federal dollars have narrowed, this year we have a big budget deficit in Illinois, and the governor is now forced to try to end the program for all adults.
“We can’t afford it,” Curran continued. “The State of Illinois, State Taxpayers, should not be burdened by providing free health care, especially for [the] Population at a working age. People who should be outside and work to pay taxes and obtain health care on the market, as well as any other state taxpayer of the Illinois State, so we want to end the program. “
Since December, 41,505 individuals have been enrolled in two programs, part of the health fees for adult immigrants, which Pritzker suggested cutting from July 1.
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The immigration staff and customs implementation is shown during the Chicago raid. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Despite Pritzker’s plan to reduce health programs, during a press conference on Wednesday, he said he supports some kind of universal health covering: “The broader context is that people need to get health care.”
He added, “In any case, some are evidence that there are awful many people who need covering that does not get it or who will do anything to get it, and I think it is a sad state of mind in our society.”
Curran said “Pritzker, from day one, uses an opponent’s approach President Donald Trump And his administration, and it really put Illinois and the really Chicago city in focus. “
“What we would like to see is a cooperative tone,” he said.
Hundreds illegal immigrants In Chicago, which is considered to be the city of the shrine, detained by the US customs and immigration implementation since Trump has taken over his duty.
Both Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson replied Trump’s mass deportation, promising in January to protect the inhabitants regardless of their immigration status.
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Pritzker’s office did not respond to the request for commentary on the publishing deadline.
