California’s Budget Will Give Illegal Aliens Free Healthcare
California taxpayers will soon be footing the healthcare bill for older illegal immigrants as part of a recently-approved state budget.
The budget deal will guarantee coverage for low-income, undocumented, immigrants older than 50. The plan was initiated by Democrats, who’ve said they want to ensure everyone has healthcare insurance.
The coverage, set to take effect in 2022, will cost taxpayers $1.3 billion per year.
California State Sen. Jim Nielsen said he felt providing healthcare to those living in the country illegally was one of the most egregious parts of the bill, which Newsom was expected to sign by July 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year.