2020 Democrats’ health plan for illegal immigrants to cost $23 billion, $4,600 each

Published October 10, 2019 12:40pm ET



American taxpayers will get hit with an added tax bill of $10 billion to $23 billion if 2020 Democratic presidential candidates get their way and provide subsidized Obamacare-style health insurance to illegal immigrants, according to a new study.

The Center for Immigration Studies said that it would cost an estimated $4,600 for each of the illegals who do not now have insurance. The immigration reform advocacy group estimated that there are 4.9 million illegal immigrants eligible for the taxpayer-subsidized insurance.

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