Officials Say ‘Free Health Care’ for California’s Illegal Immigrants ‘Unsustainable’

More state and local officials in California have joined San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond in his call to end taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants, with urgent pleas for the state and federal government to “fix the chaos” at the southern border. In a Jan. 1 statement, Mr. Desmond said the state’s decision to provide such health care is “unfathomable,” given its $68 billion budget deficit and myriad other woes such as “a staggering homeless population, the highest gas prices in the country, exorbitant utility costs, [and] crumbling infrastructure.” Putting the needs of non-citizens ahead of Americans “is not only incomprehensible,” but shows a “blatant disregard for the hardworking people of California,” he said....