Newsom offers the reduction of health care for undocumented immigrants in California

Governor Gavin Newsom will call on Wednesday for California to reduce health care for undocumented immigrants to help balance the state budget, by restricting his desire to provide “universal health care”.

This decision comes a few days after the Trump administration has targeted a different program funded by the State for immigrants in California and reported that it would continue to examine the advantages for undocumented persons.

In a budgetary presentation on Wednesday, Mr. Newsom will offer registration for the freezing of undocumented adults in the statement of Medicaid of the State, known as Medi-Cal, from January. He will also seek to invoice those who remain in the $ 100 per month program from 2027. The governor estimates that combined changes would save $ 5.4 billion by the year 2028-29.

The cuts occur while the Trump administration uses its federal powers to put pressure on the States led by Democrats to eliminate the advantages of undocumented immigrants. By targeting a California program in California, Kristi Noem, the interior security secretary, said on Monday: “If you are an illegal immigrant, you should leave now. The sauce train is over. “

California is faced with a budget deficit this year due to the stock market and economic volatility, as well as the potential for the federal government to reduce the financing of states.

Newsom, a democrat, blamed California’s deficit in part to a planned drop of $ 16 billion in tax revenue resulting from the turbulent trade wars of President Trump, saying that the prices had weakened the state economy. He began to refer to impacts as a “Trump crisis”.