Maybe this is the reality he was trying to point out? California’s $6 Billion Band-Aid: The Cost of Covering Illegal Immigrants Last week it was announced tha

Maybe this is the reality he was trying to point out? California’s $6 Billion Band-Aid: The Cost of Covering Illegal Immigrants Last week it was announced that Governor Gavin Newsom is seeking a $3.44 billion loan from California’s general fund, as well as an immediate additional $2.8 billion in funding, to cover over-budget expenses incurred by our state’s Medi-Cal program.[1] Why is the program over budget and underfunded? There are a few factors that have gone into it, but the main reason comes down to the fact that the state expanded Medi-Cal to include coverage for illegal immigrants, and they underestimated how many of these participants would sign up to the program.[2] https://www.thecaliforniaconversation.com/articles/california-medical-crisis https://www.thecaliforniaconversation.com/articles/californi...