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California leads states in siphoning nearly $200 million in federal health grants to illegal immigrants

By ljdevon // 2025-11-12

How can a nation secure its own future when its leaders actively divert precious taxpayer resources to those who have broken its laws to enter? This is the pressing question that every American must now confront, as a shocking new report exposes the systematic funneling of nearly $200 million in federal health grants to benefit illegal immigrants. While hard-working citizens struggle with inflation and a precarious economy, a shadow network of government programs and academic institutions has been operating with a different set of priorities, one that rewards lawlessness and places an enormous, unacknowledged burden on the public treasury. The state of California stands as the most egregious offender, but this is a national crisis of fiscal morality and political will, demanding immediate accountability and a fundamental restoration of the rule of law. Key points:

• A report from Open the Books reveals that nearly $197 million in federal health-related grants have benefited illegal immigrants since fiscal year 2021.
• California received the most funding of any state, approximately $65.5 million, followed by Florida and Washington, D.C.
• Funding flowed through agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and even AmeriCorps.
• This figure is just the tip of the iceberg, excluding an estimated 27 billion in Medicaid benefits and 70 billion in annual education spending for illegal immigrants.
• This spending incentivizes illegal immigration and represents a fundamental misallocation of taxpayer money.

The Democrat's fiscal betrayal

The detailed review by the government watchdog Open the Books acts as a surgical instrument, cutting through the bureaucratic fog to reveal a deeply entrenched system. The nearly $200 million identified was not a single, massive appropriation but was doled out through a complex web of federal programs, each with a feel−good name that masks its true function. The majority of the spending, a staggering $185 million, was channeled through the Department of Health and Human Services. Within HHS, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program were key conduits, funding medical treatment, counseling, and medications for low-income patients in areas where a significant portion of recipients are undocumented. This is where the language of public health is twisted into a weapon against fiscal responsibility. The concept of "health equity," defined by the NIH as ensuring everyone has a "fair opportunity" for health, is wielded to justify this spending. But what about the fairness to American citizens and legal residents whose tax dollars are taken to provide services for individuals who are not lawfully present? This is not equity; it is a calculated transfer of resources that corrodes the very foundation of national sovereignty and consent of the governed.

Academic complicity and the California connection

The betrayal extends beyond direct health services into the hallowed halls of academia, where prestigious institutions have become willing partners in this diversion of funds. The National Institutes of Health awarded millions to universities for research projects specifically targeting undocumented populations. Stanford University, for instance, pocketed $4.3 million to study how a universal basic income pilot program—which includes illegal immigrants—affects cancer risk. UCLA $2.4 million to research reproductive healthcare access for Asian immigrant women "without legal status." This is not pure research; it is political activism funded by the American taxpayer, designed to normalize and build a case for expanding benefits to those who should not be in the country. California, a sanctuary state, emerged as the epicenter of this fiscal malfeasance, receiving over $65.5million. This money flowed into HIV treatment and behavioral health programs in immigrant−heavy areas like Los Angeles County, effectively using federal dollars to subsidize the state’s own radical policies. But the scheme is national. An additional $2.5 million came from AmeriCorps, an agency traditionally associated with national service, to conduct outreach in Colorado for a state-subsidized health program that includes illegal immigrants. When even AmeriCorps is co-opted into this agenda, it reveals a metastasizing problem that has infected multiple layers of government.

The true cost of lawlessness

The $197 million figure, as alarming as it is, is merely a down payment on the true cost of this policy failure. Open the Books explicitly states this number excludes the monumental indirect spending. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Medicaid benefits for illegal immigrants cost a staggering $27 billion between 2017 and 2023. Furthermore, education spending for illegal immigrants and their children is estimated to consume approximately $70 billion annually. This is not a drip but a flood of red ink, a deliberate draining of national resources that could have bolstered Social Security, repaired infrastructure, or remained in the pockets of the citizens who earned it. The Democratic Party has repeatedly fought to protect and expand these very benefits, even to the point of threatening government operations. Meanwhile, the Republican Party has rightly stood its ground, insisting that this level of lawlessness and fiscal waste must be held to account. The recent sharp decline in border encounters under renewed enforcement efforts proves that incentives matter. When the flow of free benefits is constricted, the flow of illegal immigration slows. The American people are not heartless; they are rational. They understand that a country without borders and without control over its treasury is not a country at all. It is past time for Congress to wield its power of the purse to definitively end this egregious misuse of hard-earned taxpayer money and restore a government that serves its people, not the entire world. Sources include: Yournews.com OpentheBooks.com Enoch, Brighteon.ai

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