If my fellow Californians are enjoying their quality of life, good for them. But good manners dictates that they ought to take a minute and say “gracias” to the hardworking undocumented people who...help make that life possible,' RubenNavarrette writes
took a whack at proposing the annual state budget—all $286 billion of it—and out of the piñata flew a tasty treat: a plan to expand Medi-Cal, the state’s health care program for the economically disadvantaged, so it pays the health-care expenses ofTo be honest, California was already pretty far down that road. Currently, undocumented immigrants through the age of 26 are eligible for Medi-Cal.
Which would make sense given that this is exactly how many Californians feel every month, as they sit at the kitchen table and try to finagle their household finances and stretch each dollar. I say it even though I recognize that many of the Californians who would be aided by Newsom’s proposal are people like my grandfather, the hard-working poor who don’t like to take handouts and never think of themselves as entitled to anything. These are the folks who put off getting that cough looked at, and won’t go to the doctor for check-ups—until they’re checked into the emergency room. And by then, it’s often too late.
Many California companies made a killing during the pandemic. Consider the San Francisco-based food delivery behemoth Uber Eats, which generated $4.8 billion in revenue in 2020. Or its competitor across town, Door Dash, which took in $2.8 billion. In 2021, Texas’ GDP was $2 trillion, representing 8.8 percent of the national GDP. California’s GDP was $3.35 trillion, or 14.6 percent of the national total.
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