Thread: La county welfare costs for children of illegal aliens exceeded $53 million in march

This just in from Supervisor Michael Antonovich's office

WELFARE COSTS FOR CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL ALIENS EXCEEDED $53 MILLION IN MARCH


May 17, 2012
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - March figures from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services report that over $53 million in welfare benefits were issued to illegal alien parents for their native-born children, announced County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.

The $53 million consist of $20 million in CalWORKs (welfare) and $33 million in food stamps -- representing 21% of all CalWORKs and food stamp issuances in the County. At this rate, the projected annual cost is over $625 million.

"With the $550 million for public safety and nearly $500 million for healthcare, the total cost for illegal immigrants to County taxpayers exceeds $1.6 billion dollars a year," said Antonovich. "These costs do not include the hundreds of millions of dollars for education."

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