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Year-end closing 2011 figures from the Department of Public Social Services reported that over $646 million in welfare and food stamp benefits were issued to illegal alien parents for their native-born children, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
The $646.2 million consisted of $258 million in CalWORKs (welfare) and $388 million in Food Stamps) — a $21 million increase over the previous year.
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“With the $550 million for public safety and nearly $500 million for healthcare, the total cost for illegal immigrants to County taxpayers exceeds $1.6 billion dollars a year,” said Antonovich. “These costs do not include the hundreds of millions of dollars for education.”
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Figures from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
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 |
|
May |
$91,116,722 |
$22,090,170 |
$135,095,134 |
$29,663,498 |
$226,211,856 |
$51,753,668 |
|
June |
$90,821,839 |
$22,109,427 |
$136,050,389 |
$29,792,907 |
$226,972,228 |
$51,902,334 |
|
July |
$92,312,634 |
$22,066,875 |
$138,746,669 |
$29,869,795 |
$231,059,303 |
$51,936,670 |
|
August |
$93,617,211 |
$22,044,272 |
$141,003,304 |
$30,056,250 |
$234,620,515 |
$52,100,522 |
|
September |
$95,822,760 |
$22,235,667 |
$145,407,129 |
$30,246,001 |
$241,229,889 |
$52,481,668 |
|
October |
$94,852,907 |
$22,156,007 |
$146,562,530 |
$30,535,441 |
$241,415,437 |
$52,691,448 |
|
November |
$95,516,572 |
$22,256,308 |
$147,309,677 |
$30,795,309 |
$242,826,249 |
$53,051,617 |
|
December |
$96,893,534 |
$22,522,833 |
$148,592,250 |
$31,122,636 |
$245,485,784 |
$53,645,469 |
|
TOTAL |
$1,108,401,547 |
$265,468,551 |
$1,669,910,895 |
$360,181,286 |
$2,778,312,442 |
$625,649,837 |
|
2011 |
CalWORKs |
FOOD STAMPS |
CalWORKs + FOOD STAMPS |
|||
|
MONTH |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
TOTAL |
ILLEGALS |
|
January |
$96,804,155 |
$22,637,940 |
$149,141,365 |
$31,131,733 |
$245,945,515 |
$53,769,673 |
|
February |
$97,121,458 |
$22,706,923 |
$149,008,345 |
$31,342,676 |
$246,129,803 |
$54,049,599 |
|
March |
$98,121,773 |
$22,764,104 |
$152,495,206 |
$31,827,393 |
$250,616,979 |
$54,591,497 |
|
April |
$98,717,208 |
$22,682,459 |
$151,335,439 |
$31,707,921 |
$250,052,647 |
$54,390,380 |
|
May |
$98,287,824 |
$22,701,483 |
$156,280,068 |
$31,997,747 |
$254,567,892 |
$54,699,230 |
|
June |
$98,534,456 |
$22,655,028 |
$154,683,908 |
$31,938,454 |
$253,218,364 |
$54,593,482 |
|
July |
$89,402,945 |
$20,492,160 |
$158,809,395 |
$32,560,568 |
$248,212,340 |
$53,052,728 |
|
August |
$89,128,635 |
$20,266,009 |
$162,035,088 |
$32,860,438 |
$251,163,723 |
$53,126,477 |
|
September |
$89,822,610 |
$20,215,536 |
$162,859,796 |
$33,013,771 |
$252,682,406 |
$53,229,307 |
|
October |
$88,555,945 |
$20,232,012 |
$164,244,937 |
$33,249,978 |
$252,800,882 |
$53,481,990 |
|
November |
$87,752,551 |
$20,169,162 |
$164,103,131 |
$33,293,135 |
$251,855,682 |
$53,462,297 |
|
December |
$87,436,035 |
$20,234,331 |
$165,158,400 |
$33,549,948 |
$252,594,435 |
$53,784,279 |
|
TOTAL |
$1,118,685,595 |
$257,757,147 |
$1,890,155,078 |
$388,473,762 |
$3,008,840,673 |
$646,230,909 |
