Biden Invites More Illegal Immigrants By Proposing ‘Free’ Health Care At Your Expense

Undocumented Immigrants May Soon Receive Federal Subsidies for Obamacare Coverage

Last year, Washington state was given permission to allow undocumented immigrants to purchase Obamacare coverage. Now, the Biden administration wants to take it a step further by allowing hundreds of thousands of undocumented individuals to receive federal subsidies for that coverage. The Department of Health and Human Services recently released a proposed rule that would extend eligibility for Medicaid and Obamacare coverage to individuals participating in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, potentially opening up taxpayer-funded insurance subsidies to as many as 580,000 individuals illegally present in the United States. This change could cost at least $2 billion in its first five years, at a time when the federal government already faces staggering debt.

‘Lawfully Present’?

The proposed rule includes a series of technical changes, such as changing the term “alien” to “noncitizen” to align with modern terminology. However, its most significant change proposes modifying the definition of “legally present” when it comes to accessing benefits for DACA recipients. This change could encourage additional migration, as non-citizens see how they can access “free” government benefits by traveling to this country illegally.

Encouraging Illegal Immigration

The proposed rule will also encourage additional migration, as non-citizens see how they can access “free” government benefits by traveling to this country illegally. Even before releasing the proposed rule, the White House’s fact sheet “helpfully” noted that “DACA recipients should take note of the numerous federal programs, opportunities, and resources that have been and continue to be available to them,” including jobs programs, subsidized mortgages, federal tax credits, and even “pregnancy and breastfeeding support.”

More than a dozen years after the law’s passage, the weaknesses of Obama’s claim have become even more readily apparent. As was obvious back in 2009, Obamacare exchanges require the verification of citizenship but not identity, making it possible for individuals to circumvent the controls by engaging in identity fraud or other subterfuge. Additionally, as this week’s rule admits, while Obamacare repeatedly referred to those “lawfully present” as being eligible for benefits, it nowhere defined that term —