Thread: $52M in benefits for anchor babies has L.A. County concerned

Rise in public benefits to children of illegal aliens in L.A. County has supervisor 'very concerned'
September 3, 2010 | 2:47 pm

Welfare payments to children of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles County increased in July to $52 million, prompting renewed calls from one county supervisor to rein in public benefits to such families.

The payments, made to illegal aliens for their U.S. citizen children, included $30 million in food stamps and $22 million from the CalWORKS welfare program, according to Los Angeles County figures released Friday by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.

The new figure represents an increase of $3.7 million from July 2009 and makes up 23% of all county welfare and food stamp assistance, according to county records.

Last year, welfare and food stamp issuances totaled nearly $570 million, an amount projected to exceed $600 million this year. In addition, county taxpayers spend $550 million in public safety -- mostly for jail costs -- and nearly $500 million for healthcare for illegal immigrants, Antonovich said.

“The supervisor is very concerned,â€

well you should be we all Have to pay for this what the hell is going on
we can not get any help but they can get every thing
This BS

The new figure represents an increase of $3.7 million from July 2009 and makes up 23% of all county welfare and food stamp assistance, according to county records.

[quote]Last year, welfare and food stamp issuances totaled nearly $570 million, an amount projected to exceed $600 million this year. In addition, county taxpayers spend $550 million in public safety -- mostly for jail costs -- and nearly $500 million for healthcare for illegal immigrants, Antonovich said.

“The supervisor is very concerned,â€

[quote]Shirley Christensen of the county Department of Public Social Services said the number of households with illegal immigrant parents and U.S. citizen children receiving welfare increased by 7% from January to June of this year.

“With the economy the way it is, a lot of people have had to avail themselves of programs they may not have needed before,â€

Glad to see this on the latimes.com site.
The article about 5,500 criminal illegal aliens removed for the L.A. County jail didn't make it there.

This should upset every taxpayer....unbelievable!

blub blub blub....we're sinking.....

It should make tax payers mad, makes me want to quit paying taxes all together!

Rise in public benefits to children of illegal aliens in L.A. County has supervisor 'very concerned'

Very concerned? They should have been very concerned 10 years ago! As public servants (That's American citizens they serve, not mexican citizens) should be alarmed and be willing to do anything to stop this absolute waste of our money!

But...but... I thought they were here to work hard and support their families.

Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington-based research organization that supports immigration restrictions, said ending birthright citizenship would hurt children for their parents' misdeeds, require new federal registration systems and create other problems. The ultimate solution, he said, is to continue driving down illegal immigration with tough enforcement.

Every other country in the world can do it, so can America. Difficulty is not an excuse.

Dixie