AP News: poll, Many Voters Blame Democrats for Government shutdown

You're kidding, right? About the benefits? How many homeless illegals do you see these days?
I see you can't name one benefit that the undocumented get that citizens don't.
Was the man held here in America legally?
Actually, he was being held illegally by ICE.
Under federal law, officers initiating warrantless arrests must provide the person in custody a reason why they were arrested or detained and within 48 hours determine if the person will remain in custody, be released on bond or be given a notice to appear in court after an arrest warrant is issued.

And because the government caused his injury we have paid over $400,000 for this stupidity by the Trump administration for private guards and medical care.
 
It's absurd...just the other day another friend in a serious car accident involving undocumented, unlicensed, uninsured individuals... It's always something...and the burden always falls on innocent Americans...
The guy that cleans my gutters was hit by an illegal driver with no insurance. His car was totaled and he is in constant pain but still working…because he has a family to support.

It will not be forgotten that these far left Democratic loons enabled this with their open borders and they are still supporting illegals.
 
ARTICLES

FACT: Democrats Shut Down Government Over Free Healthcare for Illegals​

The White House
October 1, 2025
Democrats and their Fake News allies want you to believe it’s all a lie that Democrats shut down the government over free healthcare for illegal aliens.

Except that’s exactly what happened. As Vice President JD Vance said, “It’s not something that we made up. It’s not a talking point. It is in the text of the bill that they initially gave to us to reopen the government.”

As the White House makes clear in a new memo, Democrats’ unserious proposal takes extraordinary efforts to accommodate illegal aliens while repealing reforms that strengthen healthcare for American citizens.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • FACT: Democrats’ proposal would result in nearly $200 billion spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants and other non-citizens over the next decade — enough to fund the entire Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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  • FACT: Democrats’ proposal would once again allow those improperly granted asylum and parole under Biden’s open borders scheme to receive Medicaid.
  • FACT: Democrats’ proposal would require Medicaid to pay more for emergency care provided to illegal aliens than it does for American patients who are disabled, elderly, or children.
  • FACT: Democrats’ proposal would allow California to continue exploiting a loophole to fund Medicaid for illegal aliens.
  • FACT: Democrats’ proposal would reinstate a special Obamacare subsidy for non-citizens — for which low-income American citizens are not eligible.
  • FACT: Democrats’ proposal would repeal a generational $50 billion investment in rural healthcare.
  • FACT: Democrats’ proposal would take Health Savings Accounts away from ten
Earl is so stupid he thinks all non citizens are illegal.
 
The guy that cleans my gutters was hit by an illegal driver with no insurance. His car was totaled and he is in constant pain but still working…because he has a family to support.

It will not be forgotten that these far left Democratic loons enabled this with their open borders and they are still supporting illegals.
And more often than not, because his insurance company has to handle the expense, they'll cancel him...it's awful...
 
And more often than not, because his insurance company has to handle the expense, they'll cancel him...it's awful...
Indeed.

I overpay his fee by 20% and try to get him work in our neighborhood.

Biden, Kamala, and the far left Democrats did this and continue to do this.
 
I see you can't name one benefit that the undocumented get that citizens don't.

Actually, he was being held illegally by ICE.
Under federal law, officers initiating warrantless arrests must provide the person in custody a reason why they were arrested or detained and within 48 hours determine if the person will remain in custody, be released on bond or be given a notice to appear in court after an arrest warrant is issued.

And because the government caused his injury we have paid over $400,000 for this stupidity by the Trump administration for private guards and medical care.
Are you claiming they receive no benefits? https://www.aei.org/opportunity-soc...5wenEyes8nMWWA4aAayAWOZo9QRQnl8kaAgaFEALw_wcB.
What is a sanctuary city?
 
Federally funded benefits
Federal law generally prohibits undocumented immigrants from enrolling in federally funded health programs, including full Medicaid coverage, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare.
  • Emergency Medicaid: All states provide a limited form of Medicaid to cover the cost of emergency medical services, such as hospital stays for life-threatening conditions and childbirth, for individuals who would otherwise qualify for Medicaid but for their immigration status.
  • Other emergency care: All hospitals that receive Medicare funding must provide emergency treatment to anyone who needs it, regardless of their immigration status or ability to pay.
  • Other programs: Undocumented immigrants can access other limited health services, including those provided by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
State-funded benefits
Some states use their own money to provide additional health benefits to undocumented immigrants. A state's ability to offer these programs depends on its budget and political climate. As of 2025, many states have expanded access to coverage for certain populations:
  • Children and pregnant people: Many states use state-only funds or federal options to provide health coverage to pregnant individuals and children, regardless of immigration status.
  • Older adults: Illinois and New York have programs specifically for undocumented adults over the age of 65.
  • Broad coverage: A handful of states offer more comprehensive, state-funded health benefits to undocumented residents, though some have faced recent rollbacks. These include:
    • California (Medi-Cal): Undocumented children and adults are covered, though some future enrollment restrictions and fees may apply to adults.
    • New York: State-funded coverage is provided for older adults.
    • Illinois: Coverage for older adults continues, but a program for younger adults was ended in 2025.
    • Washington, D.C.: Offers health coverage to eligible adults regardless of immigration status.
Who pays for this health care for illegals?

Legal American tax payers are paying for free health care for illegals.

The rotten Democrats shut down the government to continue giving free health care to illegals who have no legal right to even be in OUR country.
 
Are you claiming they receive no benefits? https://www.aei.org/opportunity-soc...5wenEyes8nMWWA4aAayAWOZo9QRQnl8kaAgaFEALw_wcB.
What is a sanctuary city?
Indeed, TOP.

From your link:

By Matt Weidinger

AEIdeas

November 07, 2024

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Soaring illegal immigration during the Biden-Harris administration was a major campaign theme, with a pre-election Harvard poll finding Americans considered immigration the second-most important issue—right behind inflation and ahead of the economy. An AP exit poll seconded that ranking, with 39 percent of voters citing the economy as their top issue, followed by immigration at 20 percent—up from three percent in 2020. Of them, “88% went for Trump.” Meanwhile, the 82-page policy book Vice President Kamala Harris released in September failed to even mention immigration.

While critics often connect illegal immigration with elevated crime, compromised national security, and other ills, another key issue is the high cost of government benefits paid to illegal immigrants. While deporting illegal immigrants with criminal records is first on their to-do list, the new Trump administration should act to restrict benefits paid to illegal immigrants, too. As it does so, here are ten key facts on illegal immigration, drawn from sources on the political left, right, and center.

1. How many illegal immigrants are in the US and how many entered during the Biden-Harris administration?

“Recent estimates range from 10.3 million to 11.4 million unauthorized individuals living in the United States.”

“…the Biden-Harris Administration has released into the United States more than 5.6 million illegal aliens, with another 1.9 million illegal alien ‘gotaways’ escaping into the country…”

2. What is the total annual cost of illegal immigration?

“At the start of 2023, the net cost of illegal immigration for the United States – at the federal, state, and local levels – was at least $150.7 billion.”

3. How much are those costs per taxpayer?

“Illegal immigration costs each American taxpayer $1,156 per year ($957 after factoring in taxes paid by illegal aliens).”

“Each illegal alien or U.S.-born child of illegal aliens costs the U.S. $8,776 annually.”

4. How much are the costs over a lifetime?

“….using existing estimates of the net lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid minus costs) of immigrants by education indicates that the fiscal drain created by the average illegal immigrant is $68,000.”

5. How does illegal immigrants’ benefit use compare with other households?

“We estimate that 59.4 percent of illegal immigrant households use one or more welfare programs. Compared to the U.S.-born, illegal-headed households use every program at statistically higher rates, except for SSI, TANF, and housing. Illegal immigrants have especially high use of cash (mainly the EITC), food programs, and Medicaid.”

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6. How can illegal immigrant households collect so much welfare?

“The high use of welfare by illegal immigrant-headed households is due to several factors. First and foremost, more than half of all illegal immigrant households have at least one U.S.-born child on behalf of whom they can receive benefits…”

7. How many households with children are headed by illegal immigrants?

“…there are nearly 2.7 million households with at least one illegal head and one child….there are more than 5.3 million U.S.-born children of illegal aliens who hold SSNs.”

8. How much do these households collect in key federal food and cash benefits?

“…the total estimated cost to the American taxpayer of providing SNAP to the children of illegal aliens is almost $5.8 billion.”

“…the total cost for providing TANF benefits to the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens comes out to approximately $1.43 billion.”

“…illegal alien households received approximately $13.4 billion in child tax credits in 2022 for the 2021 tax year.” After the elevated child tax credit expired in 2022, this amount is expected to be “in the area of $5.4 billion going forward.”

9. How much do illegal immigrant households collect in federal health benefits?

According to the House Budget Committee, the $16.2 billion increase in Medicaid-funded emergency services for illegal immigrants under the Biden-Harris administration reflects an “increase of 124% compared to the same period under the Trump Administration.” As Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) notes, “This is on top of the executive action taken to provide $9 billion in Obamacare to illegal immigrants.”


10. Did illegal immigrant households
collect pandemic benefits supported by federal funds?

Yes. Democrats’ March 2021 American Rescue Plan provided states $350 billion in flexible federal funds, which some states used to provide unemployment checks to illegal immigrants:

[New York] just created a new $2.1 billion program for those living in the US illegally….funds from the new program will flow to 290,000 individuals across New York, including 92,000 who may soon receive $15,600 in a lump sum payment — the equivalent of $300 per week of unemployment in the past year. That’s for those who, despite not being authorized to work in the US, can prove they lost employment during the pandemic.
 
Indeed.

The Democrats shut down the government to continue paying for health care for illegals.
The Democrats have voted down 7 continuing resolutions that would have continued paying the governments bills because they want to pay for health care benefits for illegal aliens.
 
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Not one injury or death caused by an illegal would have occurred had these illegals obeyed our immigration laws and remained in their own country.

Not one.

We wouldn’t be paying for their health care either.
 
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