LIVE: President Donald J. Trump Participates in a Bilateral Lunch with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP ~ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025
At 1:15 PM, President Trump participates in a Bilateral Lunch with the President of Ukraine at The White House Cabinet Room in Washington DC U.S.A. on Friday, October 17, 2025.
At 3:00 PM, President Trump departs the White House en route Palm Beach, Florida at The White House South Lawn in Washington DC U.S.A. on Friday, October 17, 2025.
At 5:25 PM, President Trump arrives Palm Beach, Florida U.S.A. on Friday, October 17, 2025.
The claim, however, is misleading. Federal law has long prohibited unauthorized immigrants from receiving federally subsidized health care coverage — a restriction that has been in place since 1996. What Democrats are actually pushing to restore are health care benefits for individuals with lawful presence in the U.S., such as DACA recipients and asylum-seekers, not undocumented immigrants.
The fight over the continuing resolution is not about undocumented immigrants. It’s about whether American citizens and lawfully present residents will continue to have affordable access to care.
Meanwhile, the real stakes in the shutdown and budget fight lie with American citizens and legal residents who depend on existing health programs:
Medicare: Benefits will continue, since Medicare is a mandatory program. Seniors and people with disabilities will still receive coverage, though some administrative services may slow down because of furloughed federal staff.
Medicaid: Coverage for low-income citizens and some lawful immigrants continues, but Republican proposals under consideration could add stricter eligibility checks, impose work requirements, or reduce reimbursements — potentially pushing vulnerable people off the rolls.
Affordable Care Act (ACA): Millions who rely on marketplace subsidies face steep premium hikes if the enhanced tax credits enacted during the pandemic expire without congressional action. For many, that could mean losing affordable coverage.
Uninsured Citizens: Already outside the safety net, the uninsured would face even greater barriers if Medicaid is tightened and ACA subsidies lapse. More people could remain without coverage or delay care due to cost. In short, the continuing budget resolution is not about expanding benefits to undocumented immigrants. It is about whether millions of citizens and lawfully present residents will keep affordable access to Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA coverage — or see their costs rise and protections erode.
GOP misleads with claim that Democrats shut down government to provide health care to “illegal immigrants.”
Sidebar: MYTH vs. FACT MYTH: Democrats shut down the government to give “illegal immigrants” free health care. FACT: Federal law has prohibited undocumented immigrants from receiving federally subsidized health coverage since 1996. Democrats seek to extend benefits only to lawfully present individuals such as DACA recipients and asylum-seekers.
MYTH: Medicare benefits are at risk in the shutdown.
FACT: Medicare is a mandatory program. Coverage continues for seniors and people with disabilities, though some administrative services may slow due to furloughs.
MYTH: Medicaid is unaffected.
FACT: While Medicaid funding continues, GOP budget proposals could impose stricter eligibility checks, work requirements, or reimbursement cuts — which would risk coverage for millions of low-income Americans.
MYTH: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies are permanent.
FACT: Pandemic-era enhanced subsidies are set to expire without congressional action. If not renewed, millions of Americans will face steep premium hikes or lose affordable coverage.
MYTH: Uninsured citizens are unaffected.
FACT: Cuts to Medicaid or the loss of ACA subsidies would leave even fewer affordable options, worsening the crisis for uninsured Americans.
Bottom line: The fight over the continuing resolution is not about undocumented immigrants. It’s about whether American citizens and lawfully present residents will continue to have affordable access to care.
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