Health careFinding
Illinois should keep paying for health coverage for older immigrants who lack legal status.
Illinois ended its state-funded health program for immigrant adults ages 42 to 64 without legal status in 2025 but kept a program for those 65 and older. Keeping it would continue state spending on that coverage.
Darren Bailey
Last year, $2.5 billion was spent on people who are here illegally, giving them free housing, free insurance and free food.
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