'Needs to resign': Blue state blasted for asking for loan amid skyrocketing immigrant healthcare costs

The California Department of Finance cleared a $3.44 billion loan to make up for a gap in Medi-Cal spending, which critics say is due to illegal immigrant healthcare costs, whereas the governor's office argues it's not out of the ordinary.

It was revealed a few weeks ago that the state had $6 billion in expected costs for Medi-Cal, but it is now roughly $9.5 billion. This comes after it became state law to allow people to qualify for the program regardless of their immigration status. Medi-Cal is the state's Medicaid system for certain Golden State residents, which takes both federal and state taxpayer dollars, according to a state government website. 

Critics of allowing the program's availability to those who are in the country illegally strongly believe it is cause for concern.

"Gov. Gavin Newsom lied and cooked the books to gift all illegal immigrants free healthcare and now has stuck California taxpayers with a multibillion-dollar bill," Rep. Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, told Fox News Digital in a statement.

"This is so egregious that he needs to resign," he continued.

DeMaio was the lawmaker who, in a hearing last month, questioned a state budget official who ended up revealing the higher spending figure for MediCal. DeMaio was later removed from the California State Assembly budget committee.

"Rising Medicaid costs are a national challenge, affecting both red and blue states alike. This is not unique to California."