This significant policy shift, which seems to have been overlooked by mainstream media, could have profound implications for American taxpayers.
According to Gateway Pundit, the average cost of health insurance for a family of four in 2023 was approximately $23,968 per year. Yet, under the new policy, illegal immigrants are set to receive their health care free of charge. This is a stark contrast to the financial burden shouldered by working-age Americans, many of whom struggle to afford their own health insurance.
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Miranda Devine, a prominent conservative commentator, highlighted the issue in a recent tweet. She warned that the new rule could potentially bankrupt states like New York, which has already spent $5 billion on free housing and other services for illegal immigrants. In response to this policy, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has joined a coalition of 15 states in filing a lawsuit against the Biden administration, aiming to prevent Obamacare from funding health care for illegal immigrants.
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The press release from the Attorney General's office states, “In his ongoing fight to protect Missourians’ tax dollars from misuse, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that he joined a 15-state coalition in filing suit against the Biden-Harris Administration over its rule treating illegal aliens as legal citizens and making states pay for their public benefits."
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Bailey further criticized the administration, stating, “Not only is the Biden-Harris Administration responsible for bringing illegal aliens into Missouri, they are also giving illegal immigrants access to citizen benefits for free, encouraging them to remain here illegally on the taxpayers’ dime. The American people are already struggling to make ends meet in the current economy; their paychecks should fund their own healthcare, not the healthcare of those here illegally. I will continue to use every tool at my disposal to ensure that Missourians’ hard-earned dollars are not funding illegal immigration.”
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The new rule, set to take effect on November 1, could force states to divert limited resources to cover the health care costs of illegal immigrants. The lawsuit filed by Attorney General Bailey estimates that there are currently between 77,000 and 104,000 illegal aliens residing in Missouri, costing taxpayers approximately $342 million to $462 million per year.
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The lawsuit argues that the Biden-Harris administration's new definition of “lawfully present” is unlawful as it contradicts the federal Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit states, “The Final Rule amends CMS’ definition of ‘lawfully present’ for public healthcare benefits to now include unlawfully present aliens who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Now, through the Final Rule, CMS reverses course and proclaims that DACA recipients are in fact ‘lawfully present’ for purposes of receiving taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits through the ACA.”
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Joining Missouri in this legal action are the attorneys general of Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia. As the nation awaits the outcome of this lawsuit, the question remains: should American taxpayers be responsible for funding the health care of those residing in the country illegally?
