Gavin Newsom Seeks Additional $2.8 Billion To Bail Out California's Medi-Cal (Medicaid For Illegals)

Posted • April 15, 2025: California sure does like to give away stuff to illegals. Way back in 2018, the California Department of Motor Vehicles proudly announced that more than a million illegal immigrants had received driver’s licenses since Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 60, “The Safe and Responsible Drivers Act,” into law in 2015. In March 2024, a lawmaker introduced AB 2031, which would provide legal services to illegal immigrants convicted of or appealing a conviction on a violent or serious felony. On his first day in office in January of 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed free health care for illegal immigrants under 26 — the state already covered illegal immigrants up to age 18, so all Newsom was doing was bumping up the age to mirror Obamacare. In January of 2022, he promised universal health care via Medi-Cal regardless of immigration status. Fast-forward to 2025, and Newsom is looking for another $2.8 billion to cover his universal health care plan.

Gavin Newsom 2022: California will be the first state to offer universal healthcare to illegal immigrants. A small price to pay for $3 billion. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1912148326796939264/vid/avc1/1280x720/E1t1v2RXsqcePbFO.mp4 —— Gavin Newsom last week: OK, I’m going to need 3.4 BILLION more. —— Gavin Newsom yesterday: OK, I’m going to need 2.8 BILLION more. —— Gavin Newsom is asking for a $2.8 billion BAILOUT for CA’s Medicaid program after he opened it up to illegals. This is on top of a $3.4 billion loan issued last week. This marks nearly $6.2 billion in just a few weeks. Why should taxpayers fund Medicaid for illegals? Between the high-speed rail, homelessness, affordable housing, and water storage, I think Newsom is the one that wrote the book on grift. And he has an eye on the White House in 2028, no doubt. This is gonna make the high speed rail look like a bargain. Phase 1 alone of California's high-speed rail project was estimated last year to cost somewhere between $89 and $128 billion. This is nothing. (…)

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