ST. PAUL, Minn. – The new state budget agreement from Gov. Tim Walz and state legislative leaders is not sitting well with Democrats.
Many Democrats oppose cutting health care benefits for undocumented immigrants. Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth says it had to be done to balance the budget.
“It’s not a measure of being uncaring,” Demuth says. “Those that are here illegally can still join the private markets.”
Democrats argue the cuts will strip 20,000 Minnesotans of their Minnesota Care benefits in January. Sen. Alice Mann of Edina says it will cost the state and hospitals more money and put the health care system in disarray.
The budget includes a compromise that would provide health care for children of illegal immigrants, but not adults.
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