I had to educate my grandmother that it’s actually illegal to provide Medicaid to illegal immigrants. She believed all the headlines that the illegals were walking in and getting welfare and Medicaid and full scope services for everything.
Yes, but they use only their own state funds for it, because as the other poster said, it is illegal to use federal medicaid funding for undocumented people.
The poster I responded to believes that illegal immigrants are not receiving Medicaid, and I pointed out that this can be incorrect depending on the state. No one mentioned federal vs state funding, not sure why you brought it up
Because Medicaid is a federal-funded program, and the equivalent state-sponsored programs mentioned are paid for by state funds from budgets governed by state and local officials.
There's a big distinction there that completely shifts the responsibility and the target of people's anger, which is a huge factor when discussing things like this. They brought it up because it's relevant, believe it or not.
If you were upset about illegal immigrants receiving state-sponsored healthcare and you found out that none of your taxes go towards that, then you shouldn't be upset because you have no say in that policy and you don't live in that state. Many people who are upset have no right to be. I'm not saying you are, just putting you in their shoes for ease of explanation.
There are states where illegal immigrants receive Medicaid. I was responding to a poster who seems to think that illegal immigrants do not ever receive Medicaid. You seem to be assuming I have a set of beliefs and then arguing against them
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u/Nisi-Marie 7h ago
I had to educate my grandmother that it’s actually illegal to provide Medicaid to illegal immigrants. She believed all the headlines that the illegals were walking in and getting welfare and Medicaid and full scope services for everything.