September 16, 2013 2:50 PM
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A projected $650 million
in welfare benefits will be distributed to illegal alien parents in
2013, county officials said Monday.
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced the latest figures from
the Department of Public Social Services, which showed more than $376
million in CalWORKs benefits and food stamps combined have been
distributed through July to illegal alien parents for their native-born
children.
Approximately $54 million in welfare payments are issued each month,
consisting of nearly $20 million in CalWORKs and $34 million in food
stamp issuances, according to the data.
An estimated 100,000 children of 60,000 undocumented parents receive
aid in Los Angeles County, according to Antonovich, who said this year’s
projections — up about $1 million from the nearly $53 million in total
benefits issued in July 2012 — underscore the economic impact of the
nation’s immigration debate.
“When you add 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,” Antonovich said in a
statement. “These costs do not even include the hundreds of millions of
dollars spent annually for education.”
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