FEBRUARY WELFARE COSTS FOR CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL ALIENS EXCEEDS $50 MILLION

 

 

          

PRESS RELEASE

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

         

   April 19, 2010                                                                                                              For Immediate Release

 

FEBRUARY WELFARE COSTS FOR CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL ALIENS EXCEEDS $50 MILLION DOLLARS

Rising Costs To Exceed A Half Billion Dollars Annually

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich released figures from the Department of Public Social Services showing that illegal aliens’ children born in the United States collected over $50 million in welfare benefits ( $21.9 million CALWORKS + $29.4 million Food Stamps) for the month of February.

 

Approximately 23% of all CALWORKS and food stamp issuances in Los Angeles County are made to parents who reside in the United States illegally and collect benefits for their native-born children. 

 

 “When you add this to $350 million for public safety and nearly $500 million for healthcare, the total cost for illegal immigrants to County taxpayers far exceeds $1 billion a year – not including the millions of dollars for education,” said Antonovich. 

 

 

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