CA cuts non-citizen aid, while Oregon boosts it

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

California Governor Gavin Newsom just announced this week a plan  to limit state-funded health care benefits for low-income undocumented adults, including freezing enrollment in the Medi-Cal program (Medicaid program) and also to start charging monthly premiums to those already enrolled in the program. The proposal aims to address a budget shortfall and is estimated to save the state three billion dollars.

At the same time, Oregon lawmakers are voting on a plan to expand food stamps to non-citizens (SB 611) and offer special tuition benefits to non-citizens (HB 2586) and offer free government breakfast and government lunch to all students regardless of need .(HB 3435).

What will happen if one state begins stopping aid to non-citizens while the next door neighbor state begins to roll out the welcome mat and doubles it?  A big migration of people seeking benefits that will overwhelm our services.

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