Americans Are Right to Say ‘No’ to Subsidizing Foreigners, by Matt Boose

A little over a year ago, Vice President JD Vance was “fact checked” during his debate with Tim Walz for describing Haitian nationals in Ohio as illegal immigrants. The CBS moderators pointed out that those immigrants were brought in under something called Temporary Protected Status. Vance rightly questioned the legitimacy of this status, showing it had been granted in an arbitrary way. Some may recall that the CBS moderators cut his microphone to protect viewers from having to hear Vance’s point.

A similar debate is playing out now with the government shutdown. Republicans have been accused of spreading “misinformation” for claiming that Democrats want healthcare for illegal aliens. The point of contention has to do with the legal status of over 1 million “lawfully present” non-citizens, including people who have received Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and other legally ambiguous categories. President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act introduced new eligibility restrictions for Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits for many so-called “lawfully present” immigrants, and Democrats want to bring those benefits back. …