Democrat says no matter the cost, what’s right is right.
Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens stand to wind up with better healthcare coverage than they could have dreamed of in their hometowns thanks to the California Legislature, no matter their citizenship.
Supporters of Sen. Ricardo Lara’s (D) Senate Bill 4 — the Health for All Act — that goes before the State Assembly in August say it is only right to allow illegal immigrants into the state’s healthcare system. But those who don’t like the idea see it as worse than the first slide down the proverbial slippery slope. They see this as culture-changing legislation.
“It’s just one additional step that the California Legislature is trying to take to eliminate any legal distinction between illegal aliens and legal residents of California,” Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which calls for restrictions on immigration, told Reuters.
Senate Bill 4 would allow undocumented Californians to buy health insurance with their own money through Covered California by seeking a waiver. All kids 19 and under would be able to enroll in Medi-Cal, regardless of immigration status. And it would expand healthcare access to adults 19 and over, regardless of immigration status, by establishing a capped enrollment program through Medi-Cal that will provide services as funding is made available.
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