Immigration Smokescreen.
Masking Trump’s War on the Poor.
The Trump administration has declared war on immigrants and poor people and is using immigration as a smokescreen to cover for Medicaid cuts in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill. Henchmen like Stephen Miller and Scott Bessent are promoting the false narrative that “illegal” immigrants are receiving Medicaid coverage and responsible for much of the fraud and abuse in the system. It’s a specious argument to distract from the fact that they’re cutting healthcare for millions of vulnerable Americans.

Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:00:38 | The Economic Times: US immigration crackdown
- 00:00:47 | Sky News: Who is being targeted in Donald Trump's immigration raids?
- 00:01:57 | Bloomberg Televison: Treasury Secretary Bessent on Tax Bill, Next Fed Chair, Government Debt
Resources
- New York Times: A List of Nearly Everything in the G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save
- Rising: Stephen Miller “Torches ICE”
- New York Times: The Senate Wants Billions More in Medicaid Cuts, Pinching States and Infuriating Hospitals
- KFF: 5 Key Facts About Immigrants and Medicaid
- FactCheck.org: A False Claim About Illegal Immigration and Medicaid - FactCheck.org
- Healthinsurance.org: Can undocumented immigrants get Medicaid?
- KFF: Potential Impacts of 2025 Budget Reconciliation on Health Coverage
- Video: Trump's WAR on Immigrants and Poor People
Image Source
- Barnes, Elvert “103.Rally.TrumpMustGoNow.WDC.4July2025” Flickr, 9 July 2025. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Changes were made.
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