Foreign nationals who illegally enter the United States and want their genitals surgically mutilated can now have the procedure done at California taxpayers’ expense.
According to a 2022 state-issued memo obtained by The Daily Caller, California’s taxpayer-funded Medi-Cal health system now “covers hormone therapy and surgical procedures ‘that bring primary and secondary gender characteristics into conformity with the individual’s identified gender, including ancillary services, such as hair removal, incident to those services.’”
In June 2015, then-Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation expanding Medi-Cal to foreign lawbreakers younger than 18. Then the state’s current Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom, further expanded the program in 2019 to include illegal foreigners between the ages of 19 and 25. The system’s most recent revamping now includes coverage for foreign nationals as old as 50, according to The Daily Caller.
“Roughly 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state between the age of 26 and 49 qualify for full coverage as of Jan. 1,” the report reads.
When pressed on the policy last month, Newsom’s office told ABC News it believes “everyone deserves access to quality, affordable health care coverage – regardless of income or immigration status.” The Democrat governor’s office further claimed the policy makes Californians “healthier [and] stronger,” and gives residents “the care they need when they need it.”
If only Newsom bothered to prioritize the well-being of U.S. citizens suffering under California’s unilateral Democrat rule. Despite being the wealthiest state in the nation, California boasts the highest homeless rate among U.S. states, only outdone by the 90-percent-Democrat District of Columbia. The Golden State’s once-pristine cities have also devolved into third-world hotbeds littered with crime, drugs, and human feces since Democrats took trifecta control of the state.
Newsom, California Democrats, and their voters have allowed these American citizens to rot for years. Yet for a visit by China’s communist dictator, state and local authorities will quickly clean up the streets for a few days.
Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood
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