AND California budget officer This week revealed that taxpayers in the country of Democrats pay billions of dollars more about healthcare for illegal immigrants than previously known.
Guadalupe Manriquez, California Budget Director for Financing Budget, said the state Assembly Budget Committee On Monday, the state “consumption of $ 9.5 billion” for “coverage of unspecified individuals in Medi-Cal” is in the current year.
Manriquez explained that this is “a revised number based on budgetary estimate of the governor,” by adding an earlier issue from the previous “Budget Act”.
California Capitol 17 July 2022 in Sacrament. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“From $ 9.5 billion, $ 8.4 billion is a general fund,” she said.
Republican MP Carl Demaio noted that health care costs for illegal immigrants could be enough to help resolve some state budget troubles and “avoiding entering the rainy day fund,” Central Square reported. He said that the number originally floated was about $ 6 billion.
The new state law adopted in early 2024 ensures that “immigration status is not important” to those who want to apply for insurance supported by taxpayers, according to state health Department website.
California Republican MP Carl Demaio (CQ/Getty)
California leader James Gallagher told Fox News Digital in a statement that insurance availability for illegal immigrants would significantly redeem into the state’s deficit.
“The California budget is 30 billion dollars of red, but instead of a piercing belt, the sacramento doubles on reckless consumption,” said the Republican.
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“The Granata State $ 9.5 billion to health care for illegal immigrants, while ambulances are overwhelmed, hospitals on the edge and working California are struggling to own a doctor,” he continued. “Instead of making responsible decisions, the leaders convert a rainy day fund to maintain consumption. This is not just a budget crisis-this is a complete failure of the leadership.”
Democratic Assembly of Women Pilar Schiavo said during hearing that the costs of health care were the main goal of the new administrationwhich leads to the uncertainty of the state.
The state law of California enables illegal immigrants to report to health insurance that is supported by the taxpayer. (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutsson)
“We know that today the unimited Elon Musk and a view of Medicare and Medicaid, who is Medi-Cal here in California. And that is, you know, more than half of our budget,” said the MP.
Consumption Discussion comes at a time when the federal government is conducting a great suppression of illegal immigration, including raids Immigration and customs implementation and much stricter policy on the border itself.
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Steve Hilton, the founder of Golden and a Fox News associate, said it was “another example of the completely wrong priorities of California Democrats.”
“Here’s another example of the completely wrong priorities of California Democrats. They have almost doubled the state budget in the last ten years, but over a third of California cannot meet their basic needs,” Hilton said.
“We have the biggest poverty rate in America. We pay the most taxes and get the worst results. People ask,” Where did our money go? “And here’s the answer: ideological obsessions like this – free health care for people who are people who are people here are illegal.
