US representatives Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velazquez, both New York Democrats, speak to the media opposite the federal building Jacob K. Javitz, where they tried unsuccessfully to attempt to gain access to immigration and customs authorities to observe on June 8, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)
Washington – The massive taxes and outputs signed by President Donald Trump at the beginning of this month will not only shared Latinos using the federal security network programs, but also those who live in communities that live for pollution, shared democrats and lawyers during a virtual press conference on Tuesday.
That of the president Domestic policy agenda calculation that the Republicans of the Congress were adopted without the consent of the Democrats, Through a process that is known as reconciliation, The tax cuts for 2017 made enduring and delivered billions of dollars to enforce immigration by cutting off funds for immaculate energy, grants for environmental justice, food aid and medicaid, a health insurance program for people with low income.
The invoice will add 3.394 trillion dollars to deficits in the next decade and make 10 million people to lose access to health insurance. After an analysis of the referee congress office.
Chairman of the Hispanic Caucus Adriano Espaillat of the Congress, the Democrat of New York, said that the law had dramatically reduced the expenditure for “Medicaid and (the supplementary nutritional program).
He said Democrats in their news should concentrate on the changes for Medicaid and how the cuts will influence people in the United States. The numerous changes to the Republicans of health programs, mostly Medicaid, will reduce federal expenses in the next decade by 1.058 trillion dollars.
“It is really a conversation about life and death, because if you are on Medicaid and now lower your advantages, the treatment you get to save your life could be in danger,” said Espaillat.
Rural hospitals and Latinos
Rep. Raul Ruiz, a member of the Hispanic Caucus of the Congress, said that the cuts against Medicaid are “devastating”, especially for hospitals in rural communities.
“Firstly, what hospitals will do is that they close services that are not the money earners for a hospital such as pediatrics, labor and mental health.
“This is devastating, since these rural hospitals usually serve a high Latin American population that undermined medically under -the -manage areas,” said Ruiz. “If you have a medical emergency and do not put a local emergency room or a hospital in the foreground, the chances of survival will drop greatly during emergency.”
Antonie Cádiz, the executive director of Climate Power en Acción, said that most of these effects, such as fresh reporting requirements for Medicaid patients who could lead to people lose the cover, can only be felt after the meantime in 2026 when these changes occur.
The climate performance en acción is an arm of the climate arms of the Clean Energy Advocacy Group, which focuses on achieving Latinos about the effects of climate change.
170 billion US dollars for the approach of immigration
Vanessa Cárdenas, Managing Director of the Voice of the Immigration Attorney Group America, said More than 170 billion US dollars for enforcing immigration.
She said Democrats should bend into immigration policy and reset against the aggressive approach of the Trump government and against the plans for mass shifts.
“The Democrats have to take this opportunity and must be able to involve people to share their vision of what is a functional immigration system,” she said. “It is very frustrating that we do not see again, more democrats are really born on this topic.”
Espaillat admitted that the communication strategy of the Democrats in relation to immigration was “one of our weaknesses”.
“We at the Hispanic Caucus of the congress initially did a good job and revealed the inequalities and irregularities and discriminatory practices of immigration to the extent that we are now seeing,” he said.
“In addition, I think it is important that we inform Medicaid about Medicaid … Snap, and then the environmental justice is of course also a real way for which we are working on having a very structured and disciplined message,” continued Espaillat.
Higher energy costs
According to Cádiz, Bill Republicans will lead to a loss of jobs for immaculate energy and also reduce incentives for energy -efficient devices, which will lead to higher energy bills for Latinos. Compared to the average US family, Latino households pay around 20% more energy costs, According to the American Council for an energy -efficient economy.
“Programs for clean energy that are crucial for savings will be of crucial importance in the middle of increasing heat and energy requirements and leave us higher invoices,” she said about the invoice. “This is a direct attack on Latino families, workers and anyone who fights with rising costs to meet the essential needs.”
In addition, she added that environmental degradation grants of a total of 300 million US dollars were eliminated, while around 15 million Latinos live in communities with high air pollution.
Espaillat said that the cuts for immaculate energy programs, which were made available by the massive climate and immaculate energy law template of the Biden administration, which also goes through the process of reconciliation, but benefited from the local communities under democratic control.
“Now there will be a great disinvestment for these programs,” he said.
