CA Assembly votes to maintain ‘free’ health care for illegal immigrants

(The Center Square) – The California Assembly voted to maintain taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants, which the state said earlier had cost $9.5 billion this year.

The proposed budget amendment would have terminated Medi-Cal funding for illegal immigrants and further state funding for the state’s $35 billion high-speed rail project set to connect the Central Valley cities of Merced and Bakersfield by 2033.

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