Amidst Budget Shortfall, California Spends Billions on Illegal Immigrants

Chris Biele FOX40 News

10:04 p.m. PDT, June 5, 2011
SACRAMENTO—

With the State of California looking at an $11 billion budget shortfall, some are pointing the finger at the estimated 2 million undocumented immigrants who call the Golden State home.

Dan Stein with the Federation for American Immigration Reform says the state spends billions on that segment of the population and taxpayers shouldn't have to.

“We're basically being taken to the cleaners by people coming here illegally and then demanding public services,â€