A new survey reveals that the majority of Californians oppose this key advantage for illegals
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The majority of Californians are opposed to providing coverage of health care to adults who are illegally in the United States, despite the Golden State which currently offers it.
The survey of the California Public Policy Institute revealed that 58% opposed and 41% of those questioned were in favor of politics. This decision entered into force last year to allow people to register for Medi-Cal, the state version of Medicaid which takes the dollars of taxpayers, “whatever the immigration status”.
According to the sounder, the majority of those questioned used the idea from 2015 to 2023.
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Governor Gavin Newsom said the action interrupting federal funding for electric vehicle infrastructure is “illegal”. (Amy Sussman / Getty Images)
THE The Medi-Cal program has become insolvent This spring because it required billions of loans to keep it afloat. The Governor’s office proposed changes such as “registration freezing” and a monthly payment of $ 100 for “people with certain statutes” on Medi-Cal.
However, some of these changes are unlikely to advance in the democratic legislature of supermajority, according to Calm. According to the budget proposal of the Legislative Assembly, Democratic leadership possibly supports a monthly payment of $ 30 instead of $ 100 for those who have an “unsatisfactory immigration status” from 2027, which would make some modifications to the “freezing of registrations” which could start in 2026.
The legislature also proposes to remove the asset limit field proposed by the governor of $ 2,000 for the participants of Medi-Cal and would rather bring it back to $ 130,000.
Doctor seated with the patient. (istock)
The Carl Demaio assembly, R-San Diego, told Fox News Digital that the percentage of Californians opposing the coverage of health care for illegal immigrants can be even higher.
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“This debate is not concerned” should we provide health care to illegals or not? “Because it’s a false question.” Said Demaio. “This is the real debate. And this survey does not even capture that. “
“The democratic position is much worse than this survey suggests,” he continued.
The Newsom office had previously assigned problems with Medi-Cal to broader economic concerns.
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Migrants are trying to cross the United States from Mexico on the border on December 17, 2023 in Jacumba Hot Springs, California. (Nick UT / Getty images)
“Governor Newsom has proposed adjustments in the 2025-2026 budget which will allow California to preserve our commitment to immigrant communities, protect the coverage of millions of Californians and preserve the strength of our values and our health care system,” said Elana Ross, director of assistant communications at the Newsom office ,, “To be very clear, these proposals are the results of a collapse of Trump of $ 16 billion and the use of higher health care than expected.”
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Fox News Digital contacted the Latin-American legislative caucus of California about the survey. The caucus has continuously raised concerns about the impact of Medi-Cal reform on immigrants.
At the federal level, the reconciliation bill Currently at Congress, could also have an impact on states that offer Medicaid coverage to illegal immigrants.
