California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has requested a $2.8 billion bailout for taxpayer-funded Medi-Cal, on high of an extra $3.4 billion for the program requested final week.
With $9.5 billion spent by Medi-Cal on unlawful immigrant well being care this yr, Newsom informed a press gaggle that this advantages growth was at the very least partially guilty. He additionally shared his assist for common taxpayer-funded well being care.
“It’s partial,” stated Newsom, talking to the connection between increasing taxpayer-funded healthcare to unlawful immigrants and the $6.4 billion bailout request. “I consider in common healthcare … it’s only a core precept.”
Newsom stated rolling again the growth is just not on his “docket,” however that he’s open to “adjustments.”
With an estimated 1.9 million unlawful immigrants and $9.5 billion spent by Medi-Cal on their healthcare, the state is spending roughly $5,000 per unlawful immigrant on healthcare this yr.
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The typical unlawful immigrant in California earns $13 per hour, usually in untaxed money, or $27,040 per yr if working 40 hours per week. If taxed, this wage would produce $464 in state revenue taxes. Assuming 30% of remaining revenue goes to lease and the remaining goes to sales-tax certified spending, that’s one other $1,372 in state gross sales taxes.
This implies a working unlawful immigrant could contribute roughly $1,846 per yr in state taxes — properly in need of the $5,000 spent by Medi-Cal, not to mention different companies akin to CalFresh, the state’s meals help program, and different advantages they might declare on behalf of their youngsters born in the USA.
Trump-era Republicans paint unlawful immigration as a fiscal drain, noting the divide between the excessive prices of companies used and comparatively low taxes raised on even working, single people.
“Newsom doubling down on bankrupting CA by giving free common healthcare to unlawful immigrants,” stated Assemblyman Invoice Essayli, R-Corona, in response to the governor’s dialog. “He’s unfit to be Governor, not to mention President!”
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