There are a lot of people in California living on multiple false identitys and each false identity is living on multiple forms of government welfare.
This is essentially government sanctioned welfare fraud because California politicians are fully aware of the rampant fraud the social welfare system.
California's political class enables the fraud by making sure just about anyone who files for any of California's myriad of generous welfare programs automatically qualifies and gets enrolled. Once enrolled, these same politicians and bureaucrats block any and all auditing or investigation of recipients. The legislature has went so far as to prohibit finger printing of recipients to prevent the discovery of people receiving fraudulent benefits, especially receipt of benefits under multiple false identities
They also work under the table, mostly for cash, but often on normal jobs - also under fake identity fraud using stolen social security numbers
If you go to Hispanic dominated places like the Pico Rivera Walmart on EBT day, you will find long lines of non English speaking illegal aliens backed up 20 deep on each cash register, all paying with California's distinctive EBT card.
All are well dressed and driving the nice late model cars parked in the parking lots. None even remotely look like they have missed a meal in their lives.
After check out, they visit the WalMart remittance desk and send their weekly $250 payment to family in Mexico or other points South of the Border.
This is the illegal underground economy - enabled by California politicians and paid fir by the gullible voters and hard pressed working stiffs in California at the state level and the other 49 states at the Federal Level
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What you have identified is why Trump is confident he can pay for a wall with “Mexican” money, by simply taxing those transfers.
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You mention Pico Rivera. You living there now? I grew up there and looking back I can remember 1962 in second grade 80% of my classmates where “white”. My family came up through Mexico. I had no idea I was “Mexican” until junior year in high school, but that only lasted 1 year. I always thought red white and blue.
Nowadays the population is 90% Hispanic surname. But what gives me hope that the populace may be awakening is the Gregory Salcido affair. Hopefully people will realize that voting for Democrats (Marxists, La Raza, Aztlan ) is voting for hatred of America and Freedom
I was heartened by the number of Hispanic veterans that showed up to the PR council meeting held at the school to denounce Mr. Salcido.
Yes, good old Pico Rivera.