FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Tony Bell, Communications Deputy
Office: (213) 974-5555
Cell: (213) 215-5176
tbell@bos.lacounty.gov
APRIL WELFARE COSTS FOR CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL ALIENS EXCEEDS $52 MILLION
May 28, 2010—Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich released figures from the Department of Public Social Services showing that in April 2010, $52 million in welfare benefits ($22 million CalWORKs + $30 million in Food Stamps) were issued to parents who reside in the United States illegally and collect benefits for their native-born children in Los Angeles County. This amounts to approximately 23% of all CalWORKs and Food Stamp issuances in the County.
In 2009, CalWORKs and Food Stamp issuances to illegals totaled nearly $570 million. The total costs for CalWORKs and Food Stamps for children of illegal aliens has risen steadily by an additional $1 million cost to the taxpayers each month since January 2009.
“When you add this to $540 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 hundreds of millions of dollars for education,” said Antonovich.
2009 |
CalWORKs |
FOOD STAMPS |
CalWORKs + FOOD STAMPS |
|||
MONTH |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
January |
$82,761,595 |
$20,837,263 |
$92,247,354 |
$21,037,086 |
$175,008,949 |
$41,874,349 |
February |
$83,451,025 |
$21,166,749 |
$93,918,639 |
$21,540,326 |
$177,369,664 |
$42,707,075 |
March |
$84,994,290 |
$21,547,995 |
$96,232,122 |
$22,201,424 |
$181,226,412 |
$43,749,419 |
April |
$86,199,153 |
$21,734,461 |
$112,847,791 |
$25,934,814 |
$199,046,944 |
$47,669,275 |
May |
$86,420,038 |
$21,782,246 |
$114,895,102 |
$26,141,888 |
$201, 315,140 |
$47,924,134 |
June |
$87,611,378 |
$21,906,631 |
$116,841,880 |
$26,515,762 |
$204,453,258 |
$48,422,393 |
July |
$85,296,850 |
$21,162,630 |
$119,970,538 |
$27,045,847 |
$205,267,388 |
$48,208,477 |
August |
$85,797,283 |
$21,165,982 |
$121,171,353 |
$27,210,260 |
$206,968,636 |
$48,376,242 |
September |
$87,625,305 |
$21,404,981 |
$124,120,851 |
$27,774,459 |
$211,746,156 |
$49,179,440 |
October |
$88,481,754 |
$21,523,049 |
$126,799,636 |
$28,346,166 |
$215,281,390 |
$49,869,215 |
November |
$88,050,522 |
$21,595,661 |
$128,169,841 |
$28,477,064 |
$216,220,363 |
$50,072,725 |
December |
$89,385,780 |
$21,918,503 |
$130,963,355 |
$29,188,963 |
$220,349,135 |
$51,107,466 |
TOTAL |
$1,036,074,973 |
$257,746,151 |
$1,378,178,462 |
$311,414,059 |
$2,414,253,435 |
$569,160,210 |
2010 |
CalWORKs |
FOOD STAMPS |
CalWORKs + FOOD STAMPS |
|||
MONTH |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
January |
$88,615,870 |
$21,867,225 |
$130,492,264 |
$28,974,573 |
$219,108,134 |
$50,841,798 |
February |
$89,098,884 |
$21,876,519 |
$132,167,065 |
$29,372,364 |
$221,265,949 |
$51,248,883 |
March |
$89,658,527 |
$22,042,682 |
$134,356,918 |
$29,951,997 |
$224,015,445 |
$51,994,679 |
April |
$90,074,087 |
$22,200,566 |
$134,027,566 |
$29,800,515 |
$224,101,653 |
$52,001,081 |