Kris Kobach Leads Lawsuit Against Biden-Harris Administration for Opening Obamacare to Illegal Aliens

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) is leading a 15-state lawsuit against President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s administration for its opening the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, to illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

In May, Biden and Harris announced a final rule to open Obamacare rolls to some DACA illegal aliens enrolled in the program. Former President Obama first created the DACA program via executive order, shielding more than a million illegal aliens from deportation through the years.

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Among other things, the lawsuit accuses the Biden-Harris administration of attempting to keep illegal aliens in the U.S. who may have otherwise self-deported by enticing them with highly subsidized healthcare benefits.

“The Final Rule is expected to result in 200,000 DACA recipients becoming newly eligible for a subsidized health plan,” the lawsuit states:

Subsidized health insurance through the [Obamacare] is a valuable public benefit that encourages unlawfully present alien beneficiaries to remain in the United States.The vast majority of DACA recipients have limited access to subsidized health care in their countries of origin. Where subsidized health care is available in their countries of origin, necessary drugs and medical equipment are often in short supply or unavailable. [Emphasis added]

The financial value of eligibility for [Obamacare] coverage providing access to superior medical care in the United States, when compared to limited or inadequate subsidized health care in an alien’s country of origin, constitutes a significant financial incentive for the alien to remain in the United States. [Emphasis added]

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Similarly, state taxpayers will “suffer fiscal costs through the continued presence of DACA recipients in their respective jurisdictions,” the lawsuit alleges:

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Prior cost estimates have suggested that should about 100,000 DACA illegal aliens enroll in Obamacare, it would cost American taxpayers about $300 million annually. Other estimates have put the annual financial burden at about $2.8 billion.

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