Antonio Gracias, the head of DOGE’s border team, said about 1.3 million foreigners are currently enrolled in Medicaid, at an estimated cost of around $6.5 billion to the American people.
Naturally, the number exploded during the Biden ear… what a shock.
“The defaults in the system, from Social Security to all benefit programs, have been set to maximum inclusion, maximum pay for these people, and minimum collection,” Gracias said during a visit with the All-In podcast.
“Already, we found 1.3 million of them on Medicaid as an example,” Gracias said. “And we found people in this population registered to vote.”
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According to Medicaid.gov, the average annual cost per Medicaid enrollee is between $4,000 and $7,000, meaning the cost for all non-citizen beneficiaries tops out at $6.5 billion.
“The vast majority of the growth was related to asylum programs and people who came in on NTAs (Notices to Appear), it turns out that the requirements were so loosely defined that more people could come through,” Gracias added.
He also pointed out that thousands of these illegals received Social Security cards without any government checking at all.
“Thousands of them registered to vote… and many of them actually voted,” he said.
“It was shocking to us… I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes,” he explained.
“This is not a political issue… it’s about America… and this is just the tip of the iceberg,” he concluded.
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