Tennessee is the first state to enforce proof of citizenship for public benefits, disenrolling illegal immigrants from subsidized healthcare programs by May 29, to ensure taxpayer resources serve lawful residents.
Progressives previously claimed illegal immigrants did not access government healthcare, but now oppose verification measures, revealing they knew non-citizens were enrolled and fought to keep the system opaque.
The healthcare verification push connects to the SAVE Act, which would require citizenship proof for voter registration. Democrats block it despite 80% public support, suggesting they protect a system enabling non-citizen voting and benefits access.
States including North Carolina, Indiana and Oklahoma are adopting similar citizenship-verification laws. The ACLU vows to fight these laws in court, arguing they discriminate against non-citizens.
State purges aim to restore the 1996 law barring illegal immigrants from federal benefits, after Biden expanded Medicaid and subsidies to non-citizens. Conservatives argue citizenship or legal residency should be required for all non-emergency public benefits.
Multiple states, led by Tennessee, are ejecting illegal immigrants from subsidized healthcare programs by requiring proof of legal U.S. citizenship for enrollment. This policy shift will disenroll thousands of non-citizens by May 29. Democratic opposition to verification requirements reveals a contradiction: the left previously claimed no illegal immigrants accessed these subsidies, yet now they oppose verification measures.
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