A poll out of Politico and UC Berkeley’s Citrin Center new partnership suggested on Saturday that a slight majority of Californians back the idea of providing free or low-cost health care to illegal immigrants despite budget constraints.

The poll found that 53% support offering California’s Medicaid program for illegal immigrants, while 48% said the state should scale back or never have offered the coverage at all.

Among those in favor of giving illegal immigrants Medi-Cal access, 21% said California’s Medicaid program should continue to be offered even if it means making more budget cuts to other state programs. Additionally, 32% said they were in favor of providing the illegal migrants government-subsidized health care as long as legal residents are prioritized before cuts to the state’s budget.

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