California becomes 1st state to give taxpayer-funded health benefits to illegal immigrants
July 09, 2019 at 22:29 PM EDT
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., signed a bill into law on Tuesday making young illegal immigrants eligible for the Medicaid program in California, making it the first state to offer such taxpayer-funded health benefits to low-income adults age 25 and younger regardless of their immigration status.