ICE, Medicaid and illegal immigrants
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Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt is demanding answers from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul over how many of the state’s estimated 670,000 illegal immigrants are receiving access to Medicaid benefits.
In recent months, liberal politicians have stepped up attacks on the Trump administration’s focus on preserving programs for the poor just for Americans.
That's because immigrants without documentation are generally ineligible for federal Medicaid coverage, and even many who do have legal status are excluded from the system. Though several states spend their own money to offer undocumented migrants health benefits, Pennsylvania is not one of them .