Canadian Taxpayers Fund $1 Billion Annually for Refugee Claimant Healthcare
Canadian taxpayers pay $1 billion yearly for refugee claimant healthcare, including those whose claims are denied. Learn about the costs and programs.
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Canada spends about $1 billion each year to provide healthcare for people seeking asylum. This cost includes people whose refugee claims are not approved. Other programs also help asylum seekers with housing and food.
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Harris County is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over the withholding of federal funding for the county's Refugee Health Services Program.
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The county's Refugee Health Services Program, which serves about 11,000 annually and provides nearly 35,000 immunizations per year, is facing layoffs and other financial challenges after funding was frozen by the administration of President Donald Trump.
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