The White House has unveiled a list highlighting criminal illegal immigrants who allegedly accessed Medicaid benefits while residing in the United States.
This announcement, made through the administration's official platform, included mugshots of the individuals alongside details of their arrests and the crimes committed, all under the banner "Received Medicaid."
This disclosure comes amid a backdrop of intense partisan debate over government funding, as reported by The Post Millennial. The impasse reached a critical point on October 1, when a government shutdown commenced due to a failure to reach a consensus on the budget.
Central to this dispute is the contentious issue of healthcare funding, particularly the question of whether illegal immigrants should be eligible for taxpayer-supported programs.
Vice President JD Vance has criticized Democrats for allegedly distorting their stance on this matter. "A Democrat talking point, they say were not actually trying to give healthcare benefits to illegal aliens, and heres why its not true," Vance remarked during a Fox News interview earlier this month.
He further noted that the Trump administration had previously eliminated two programs from the Biden era, which had permitted federal funds to be allocated for healthcare services to illegal immigrants, including hospital care and benefits for mass-paroled migrants. "Democrats want to turn it back on," he asserted. "The first thing they put out to reopen the government actually turned that money for health care benefits for illegal aliens back on."
Meanwhile, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) addressed the issue in a separate interview with LindellTV's Alison Steinberg. When questioned about the Democrats' priorities regarding healthcare for illegal immigrants, Waters insisted that Democrats "want healthcare for everybody" and refuted claims that they prioritize non-citizens over American citizens.
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