How California can create 500,000 to 1 million jobs. Send them home.
According to state data, roughly 1.6 million illegal immigrants are currently enrolled in Medi-Cal, part of the program’s total 15 million enrollees. The state had initially projected the expansion would cost just under $6 billion for fiscal year 2024–2025. But just one year in, the costs have surged far past that estimate.
Newsom’s latest budget proposal now puts the cost of covering illegal immigrants at $8.4 billion for 2024–2025, and $7.4 billion the following year.
Think about it. Sending them home would create jobs for US citizens and legal immigrants. Also this would add at least 8 billion to their coffers.