On January 1st, California became the first state to offer universal health insurance to illegal immigrants; AB 1783 would stop taxpayer funding for this
SACRAMENTO, Calif., – On the first day the Legislature reconvened in Sacramento, Assemblyman Bill Essayli introduced Assembly Bill 1783 to repeal all taxpayer funding for healthcare for illegal immigrants in the California State Budget.
“It is unconscionable to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to give universal healthcare to illegal immigrants when our own citizens cannot afford their own healthcare on top of historic inflation and the highest cost of living in the nation. The state budget has a $68 billion deficit, insurance premiums are going up across the board, and consumer prices remain 19% higher than pre-pandemic levels,” Asm. Essayli remarked.
“Law-abiding immigrants like my parents are part of the great fabric of our state and nation. We cannot incentivize illegal immigration with free healthcare. We must take care of our own citizens before trying to care for the citizens of other nations,” Asm. Essayli added.
Click here to read the text of Assembly Bill 1783.
According to the Bill: This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to remove all taxpayer funding for health care for illegal immigrants from the California State Budget. The bill added, that on January 1, 2024, California became the first state in the nation to provide universal health insurance to illegal immigrants. In total, this expansion to provide illegal immigrants universal health care is estimated to cost the California taxpayer $4,000,000,000. California also began 2024 with a serious budget deficit of $68,000,000,000.
Editors note:
California is the only state in the country to fund health care for illegal immigrants.
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After newsome and bonta boi bragged that they would let the ILLEGALS have all the privileges of American Citizens , do you think that gel boi will sign a bill to take it away?
I am confused. Would this bill actually “repeal the funding” or would it merely “state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation” to that end in the future?
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