US immigration: Full healthcare for immigrants in California

California is set to become the first state in America to achieve universal healthcare access under a new proposal outlined by Governor Gavin Newsom. As part of his state budget proposal, Newsom plans to give all low-income residents in California, regardless of US immigration status, access to the state’s Medicaid coverage.

Newsom’s proposed $286 billion budget includes a $614 million fund to expand Medi-Cal eligibility for all California residents, which would make it the first state to extend healthcare coverage to all residents and the first in America to offer universal healthcare.

In a recent press conference, Governor Newsom said: “California is poised to be … the first state in the country to achieve universal access to health coverage.”