
<p>The issue of providing healthcare for illegal aliens has become a hot issue in terms of the current shutdown. ; Republicans say that Democrats want to extend health coverage to illegal aliens as a matter of policy. ; Democrats and their media flunkies declare that it is a huge lie. ; ;</p>



<p>The “lie” narrative is getting spread by Democrats and folks like MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough. ; It is an issue that brings out Scarborough’s habitual propensity to yell into the camera. ; He even questions House Speaker Johnson’s Christian faith for telling an indisputable lie that Joe and other see – or at least pretend to see. ; He lectured on “the lie” before interviewing Senate Minority Leader Schumer, who called it an “f-ing lie”. ; Never heard any Democrat say they want to extend healthcare to illegal aliens.</p>



<p>Those folks base their entire case that a specific claim that Democrats’ government shutdown demands do not include expanded Medicare, Medicaid or ACA coverage to illegal aliens. ; BUT (ß a very bit BUT) they are &#8230;lying. ; Yes, Scarborough is lying. ; Schumer is lying. ; And so are the rest of them.</p>



<p>President Biden’s healthcare program <strong>did not ban illegal aliens from Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare</strong>. ; That was done later in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill (BBB). When Democrats insist that it is illegal for undocumented aliens to enroll in those programs, they are correct &#8212; but ironically, they seem to be referring to the Trump legislation. ; One of the items on the long list of Democrat demands in return for supporting the GOP spending gap bill is the rescinding of certain features of the BBB &#8212; including the ban against illegal aliens. ; So &#8230; Democrats <strong>are</strong> pushing to allow all illegal aliens access to Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare.</p>



<p>In pushing the narrative that Republicans are lying, it is the Democrats who are doing the fibbing. ; They are lying because they know granting taxpayer healthcare to illegal aliens is highly unpopular. ;</p>



<p>For those who respond to issues more intellectually – not just acceptance of political talking points no matter how loud they are presented – there are several questions that need to be answered to get a better understanding of the issue.</p>



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<li>Do Democrats favor extending taxpayer funded health coverage to illegal aliens?</li>



<li>Does taxpayer money currently provide healthcare coverage for illegal aliens? </li>



<li>Does <strong>federal</strong> taxpayer money currently provide healthcare services to illegal aliens?</li>
</ol>



<p>The answer to all three questions is “yes”.</p>



<p>In his mendacious rants, Scarborough specifically says that “no one” is proposing that illegal aliens should receive taxpayer funded healthcare. ; Really, Joe? ; That is simply partisan BS, he claims. But, we know that Democrats favor extending federal taxpayer money to cover illegal aliens enrolling in Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare because &#8230; they say so.</p>



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<li>Senator Bernie Sanders said, “When I talk about healthcare being a human right, that applies to all people <strong>regardless of immigration status</strong>.”</li>



<li>In their 2020 election campaign both Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Kamala Harris said that their healthcare proposals would <strong>cover undocumented immigrants</strong>. Warren said, “Healthcare is a basic human right, and we fight for basic human rights. That means we fight for <strong>healthcare for everyone</strong>.”</li>



<li>Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has stated that undocumented immigrants should be included in any Democrat healthcare plan: “<strong>We should care for everyone. Period.”</strong></li>



<li>Congresswoman Maxine Water<strong>s</strong> recently responded, “Democrats are <strong>demanding </strong>healthcare for everybody,” when asked about undocumented migrants.</li>



<li>In the 2020 Democrat Presidential debate, the 10 contenders were asked to raise their hand if their healthcare plan offered <strong>free federal healthcare services to illegal aliens</strong> – and they <strong>all</strong> raised their hands. They were Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, California Senator Kamala Harris, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet. California Congressman Eric Swalwell, Author Marianne Williamson, millionaire businessman Andrew Yang and former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.</li>
</ul>



<p>And those are just the most prominent advocates.</p>



<p>Yes, providing Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare coverage for illegal aliens has been – and is &#8212; a mainstay of Democratic Party policy. ; “Universal healthcare” and “healthcare for everyone” have been a rallying cry from Democrats for decades. It has been enshrined in Democratic Party platforms. Although it was not specifically stated in the 2024 platform, Presidential candidate Kamala Harris defined the party’s position when she specifically said it includes coverage for illegal aliens.</p>



<p>The Democrat position on universal healthcare coverage – with no exceptions &#8212; was seen in a bill introduced by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. ; The Medicare for All Act, supported by Senator Sanders, proposes a universal healthcare system that would cover all U.S. residents –<strong>including illegal aliens</strong>”.</p>



<p>So now we know that Democrats want to provide healthcare coverage for illegal aliens despite their recent denials – and they have in the past and would again if they could. ; Their only barriers are Republican opposition and public disfavor.</p>



<p>The next question is: Are taxpayers currently paying for health services for illegal aliens? ; And is it due to Democrat policies? ; The answers are “yes” and “yes”. ; The blue state of California has Medi-Cal that provides state-funded (read that as taxpayer-funded) healthcare for illegal aliens. ; Illinois has its Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program – including illegal aliens. ; New York is planning to expand its Essential Plan to include illegal aliens. ; Other Democrat controlled states are considering similar measures.</p>



<p>Illegal aliens are also entitled to emergency room services – significantly funded by federal and state taxpayers. ; This has led to an explosion of admissions since many illegal aliens are using emergency rooms for dubious or non-emergency services. ; Basically, using emergency rooms for general healthcare services. ;</p>



<p>Of course, none of that involves federal taxpayer money. ; Right? ; Wrong!! ; A healthy portion of those state-based medical services are funded by block grants from Uncle Sam. ; More than $65 billion flow from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to underwrite state health programs –and much of it is applied to state-based medical services received by &#8230; illegal aliens.</p>



<p>Some will argue that the amount paid to underwrite the healthcare services is a small portion of overall government spending on healthcare – but it is still billions of dollars &#8212; and enough to refute Democrats’ claims that they do not favor using taxpayer money for illegal alien healthcare. ; That is also consistent with all the other benefits Democrats have bestowed on illegal aliens in order to entice them to cross the border.</p>



<p>So, to be clear &#8230; the healthcare legislation being proposed by Democrats in the battle over the government shutdown <strong>does open the door of healthcare coverage for illegal aliens</strong>. ; It is not wrong to say the Democrats favor such legislation &#8230; have enacted such legislation in the past &#8230; are already providing federal taxpayer paid healthcare services to illegal aliens &#8230; and are continuing to pursue that objective at both the state and federal levels.</p>



<p>If there is any lying going on about healthcare for illegal aliens, it is coming from Democrats. Unfortunately, they have the benefit of lying media folks, like Scarborough, to give them false credibility.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Who is lying about healthcare for illegal aliens?
