Antonovich: Welfare Costs for Illegal Aliens More than $36 Million

 

 

SUPERVISOR MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH     Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 5th District     869 Hahn Hall of Administration ~ 500 West Temple Street ~ Room 869     Los Angeles, CA 90012                                          www.antonovich.com

       

 

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Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy    Office:  (213) 974-5555   Cell: (213) 215-5176    E-mail:  tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

 

 

   July 3, 2008                                                                                                    For Immediate Release

 

WELFARE COSTS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS IN
L.A. COUNTY OVER $36 MILLION IN MAY

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – New statistics from the Department of Public Social Services  reveal that illegal aliens and their families in Los Angeles County collected over $36 million in welfare and food stamp allocations in May 2008, announced Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.

 

Twenty five percent of the all welfare and food stamps benefits is going directly to the children of illegal aliens.  Illegals collected over $19 million in welfare assistance for May 2008 and over $16 million in monthly food stamp allocations, for a projected annual cost of $432 million.

 

“Illegal immigration continues to have a devastating impact on Los Angeles County taxpayers,” said Antonovich.  “With $220 million for public safety, $400 million for healthcare, and $432 million in welfare allocations, the total cost for illegal immigrants to County taxpayers far exceeds $1 billion a year – not including the millions of dollars for education.”

 

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