College and health care will be free for illegal immigrants if Bernie Sanders becomes president, the candidate said at a recent campaign event in Las Vegas.
“Let me also say something of which I have gotten into trouble and people will criticize me for: I am, as some of you know, supportive of a Medicare-for-all single-payer system. And that means that everybody in the country has health care, including the undocumented,” Sanders said.
Sanders predicted his far-left position would be used against him.
“Mark my words, you’ll see 30-second ads attacking me for that,” he said. “And then you’ll see another set of 30-second ads because when I say I want to make public colleges and universities tuition-free, that also includes the undocumented. Now, I hope that as soon as possible the undocumented will not be undocumented. That’s the goal."
Sanders’ comments came at El Chisme 2020, where Democratic candidates appeared to discuss “Latinx issues.”