NATIONAL Immigrant rights advocates rally for more state healthcare funding, criticize California Gov. Gavin Newsom
By Katie King, Los Angeles Times
The Tribune Content Agency
Updated May 20, 2026 10:41 AM Gift
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Human rights advocates on Tuesday rallied outside the state Capitol to push back on Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget plan to reduce state-sponsored healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants. "We are here to demand a budget that protects California's values," said Kiran Savage-Sangwan, executive director of California Pan-Ethnic Health Network. "We are fighting for a budget that rejects Medi-Cal cuts, seeks new revenues and strengthens our safety net reserve to keep families whole." TOP VIDEOS Newsom last week unveiled his revised budget proposal, which would further move away from his previous policy to provide free healthcare coverage to all low-income undocumented immigrants. His proposal would require monthly premiums for undocumented immigrants receiving coverage from Medi-Cal, the state's version of the federal Medicaid program. It would also continue to block new adult applications, a cutback imposed last year.
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