Illegal immigrants to be given $1bn for healthcare under contentious new California Democratic proposal
- Proposal would eliminate residency requirements in state's Medicaid program
- It's part of $4.3 billion in new spending proposed by Assemblyman Phil Ting
- Assembly Democrats also want to expand a tax credit for the working poor
California, flush with cash from an expanding economy, would eventually spend $1 billion a year to provide health care to immigrants living in the state illegally under a proposal.
The proposal, announced on Wednesday by Democratic lawmakers, would eliminate legal residency requirements in California's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, as the state has already done for young people up to age 19.
It's part of $4.3 billion in new spending proposed by Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat who leads the budget committee.
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