Republicans, preparing to cut Medicaid for US citizens, would prefer to talk about immigrants

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Republicans, preparing to cut Medicaid for US citizens, would prefer to talk about immigrants

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Wary of the political fallout from cutting Medicaid, and searching for savings they can defend to voters, Republicans pushing for passage of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” megabill have picked a familiar target: undocumented people in blue states.
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This story appeared on semafor.com, 2025-05-21 22:29:45.