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The Challenges of California
Homelessness
California’s homelessness predicament has reached peak proportions. Statistics indicate that the homelessness crisis has led to over 100,000 people living in the streets, which is 25 percent of the entire country (Wilson). Most of the provinces have evolved into dysfunctional places with more people being homeless every other year. The growth in the number of homeless people can be attributed to several factors, including the growing population and limited spaces. This has led to more shortcomings such as traffic and increased waste disposals around the towns and residential areas. Some of the proposed things that California could incorporate include: ensuring that the mentally ill are taken care of and they are taken off the streets, reducing housing costs by deregulation and strictly safeguarding the Rule of Law.
Healthcare
Studies indicate that approximately three million California people do not have health insurance coverage (Thomas). This positions the state at a higher rank of the national average of those who are uninsured. The biggest health care challenge is the increasing shortage of healthcare workers who provide care for Californians (Thomas). Lack of workers and limited health care facilities pose a threat to the general healthcare of the Californians. A high public health crisis will lead to the straining of health care systems, families, and the economy.
Immigration
California has a high number of immigrants, a part of which are undocumented. Statistics indicate that most undocumented immigrants in California come from Latin America. Additionally, nearly one in ten workers in California are undocumented immigrants. The counties in the state vary in their sanctuary policies for undocumented refugees (Fabi and Saloner). Having a substantial undocumented population is a challenge to California. Undocumented immigrants undermine law and order, and allows a shadow economy that is challenging to manage, and generally discriminating to the other millions of immigrants who are legally verified in California.
Works Cited
Fabi, Rachel, and Brendan Saloner. “Covering undocumented immigrants—state innovation in California.” New England Journal of Medicine 375.20 (2016).
Thomas, Eric A. “Easing the Pain: Healthcare Costs in California.” (2017).
Wilson, Rebecca. “Homelessness, Shelter, and Human Rights in California and New York.” (2016).