Undocumented immigrants would be ineligible for almost all publicly funded health care under new bill

A Republican-backed bill that would ban nearly all Wisconsin public funding for health care for undocumented immigrants has now passed both houses of the Legislature and is headed to Gov. Tony Evers…Under current law, undocumented immigrants cannot enroll in full-benefit BadgerCare Plus or Medicaid…The Department of Revenue says it cannot determine how much local spending currently goes toward care for undocumented residents…A University of Wisconsin–Madison School for Workers report estimates 73,900 undocumented residents statewide contribute an approximately $240 million in annual state and local tax contributions. Read the School for Workers report

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Racine Eye | Undocumented immigrants would be ineligible for almost all publicly funded health care under new bill