In a massive win for the American taxpayer and a humiliating blow to the Biden administration’s open-borders agenda, Dr. Mehmet Oz, now serving as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), revealed that more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments were quietly funneled to illegal immigrants — a scheme Democrats allegedly worked to cover up.
The revelation, confirmed by an internal review, exposes how taxpayer dollars meant to help struggling American families and the truly needy were instead diverted to fund health care for people who have no legal right to be in the country. It’s a scandal that underscores the deep rot of the Democrat-run welfare state and the moral bankruptcy of sanctuary policies in states like **California** and **New York**, which continue to lavish benefits on illegal immigrants while ordinary Americans can barely afford groceries and medical bills.
Speaking about the findings, Dr. Oz didn’t mince words. “The Democrats have been gaslighting us on this issue of Medicaid funds going to illegal immigrants for quite a while,” he said. “If you live in Texas or Florida, and you’re paying U.S. federal taxes – most people do – your money is being diverted to places like California, which have robust benefits for illegal immigrants.”
In other words, hardworking, law-abiding Americans are being forced to subsidize people who broke the law to enter this country — all to serve the left’s radical vision of borderless welfare.
Dr. Oz announced that CMS is now launching a formal investigation into what he called an “unbelievable misuse of federal funds.” “We’re investigating it, and we’re going to continue to track this across the country,” Oz declared. “This administration is laser-focused on protecting the U.S. taxpayer.”
The White House, under President Trump’s leadership, quickly weighed in with a blunt statement: “Democrats’ proposal would result in nearly $200 billion spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants and other non-citizens over the next decade — enough to fund the entire Children’s Health Insurance Program.”
That staggering figure shows just how far Democrats are willing to go to court illegal immigrant votes while betraying American families. It’s no coincidence this issue has become a flashpoint in the ongoing government shutdown, with Republicans refusing to reopen the government until taxpayer money stops flowing to people who aren’t even citizens.
Dr. Oz emphasized the moral absurdity of the situation: “You can’t just dole that out to able-bodied illegal immigrants in states because they think it’s the right thing to do. If they want to pay for it, they should pay for it.”
The CMS chief also unveiled a new proposed rule to permanently close the loophole that allowed states to manipulate Medicaid funding. The rule, projected to save taxpayers more than $30 billion over five years, will ensure that federal dollars are used only for vulnerable American citizens, not to “plug state budget holes or bankroll benefits for noncitizens.”
“This stops the shell game,” Oz said firmly. “Medicaid funding should go exclusively to pay for healthcare for vulnerable Americans — not to bankroll benefits for people who broke our laws.”
Once again, it’s the Trump administration stepping in to clean up the Democrats’ mess and stand up for the forgotten American taxpayer.
