Busted immigration policies cost L.A. dearly

As Los Angeles struggles with revenue shortfalls and cuts from Sacramento, keep the following figure in mind: $444 million.

That, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, is how much illegal immigration costs L.A. County in welfare and food stamps per year. Nearly half a billion dollars.

Immigration may be Washington’s problem, but L.A. is bearing the cost.

The federal government’s refusal to implement reform that allows for sensible immigration for hard-working and self-sufficient people perpetuates the current broken system - under which anyone can come in, without accountability or regulation.

What’s more, when people work “invisiblyâ€