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Rapper-actor 50 Cent on Wednesday slammed California over the state’s legislation that uses taxpayer money to fund health care for illegal immigrants. 50 Cent, who is also a television producer and businessman, took to social media to question the decision, publicly seeking out the advice of MSNBCjournalist Ari Melber to help provide context to the […]

Rapper-actor 50 Cent on Wednesday slammed California over the state’s legislation that uses taxpayer money to fund health care for illegal immigrants. 50 Cent, who is also a television producer and businessman, took to social media to question the decision, publicly seeking out the advice of MSNBCjournalist Ari Melber to help provide context to the situation. On Monday, California lawmakers expanded health insurance—under the state program known as Medi-Cal—to about 700,000 illegal aliens between the ages of 26 and 49. It was in 2015 that then-California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) set the precedent by signing legislation, which allowed illegal migrant children to qualify for Medi-Cal. In 2019, Newsom followed that up by expanding that coverage for illegal aliens ages 19 to 25. Now, the taxpayer-funded health insurance has been taken a step further, covering illegal immigrants ages 26 and 49. Among them include actors Mark Wahlberg, Sylvester Stallone, Sean Patrick Flanery, Robert Davi, and Dean Cain, along with musicians Sheryl Crow, Rod Stewart, and Nikki Six. While some have decided to settle elsewhere amid the state’s rising crime, out-of-control homelessness, high taxes, and one-party Democratic rule, others have other reasons. Regardless, those leaving all seem to agree the state no longer holds the allure it once did. “Government can ruin an area. And that’s what’s going on in California,” Mr. Cain told Fox News. “It’s the most ridiculous large government, incredible taxation, horrible regulations for business. Very anti-business. The personal income tax is 13—the highest levels—13, 13.2, whatever it happens to be.” “You’re getting hit with the highest gas tax in the nation. Sales tax, food tax, energy tax, natural gas tax. It’s as though they’re trying to tax people out of there,” he added. Between 2020 and 2022, California had lost about half a million people. In 2023, the state saw its third straight year of population decline. The number of people living in California dropped below 39 million this last year, its lowest level since 2015, according to recently published U.S. Census estimates. Read more