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Monday, October 01, 2007

Illegals In LA Costs Taxpayers $35m Per Month In Welfare Alone

Yeah, you read that right. Illegal immigrants in LA county costs the state of California's taxpayers $35 million per month in welfare and foodstamps. Include healthcare and public safety, and it's over $1 billion per year.

LA County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has announced that a new report shows illegal aliens and their families in Los Angeles County collected over $35 million in welfare and food stamp allocations in July.

In the report, illegals are said to have collected nearly $20 million in welfare assistance for July 2007 and an additional $15 million in monthly food stamp allocations for an estimated annual cost of $440 million. 

 “Illegal immigration continues to have a devastating impact on Los Angeles County taxpayers,”said Antonovich.  “In addition to $220 million for public safety and $400 million for healthcare, the $440 million in welfare allocations bring the total cost to County taxpayers that exceeds $1 billion a year -- this does not include the skyrocketing cost of education.”