[Weimdog]

From the liberal LA Times -

"The total the state (California) spends on illegal immigrants is no more than $4.6 billion a year, with CalWorks being a judgment call. This is a substantial amount, but clearly not enough to account for all of the state's budget gap, which is running $8 billion to $12 billion annually."

http://www.latimes.com/business/columnists/la-fi-golden22dec22,1,3576106,print.column?coll=la-home-utilities

We are reaching the breaking point here in California. The cost of schooling and healthcare for illegals and the children of illegals is getting to be too much to bear.

"Demographic studies after the 2000 census revealed that from 1990 to 2000, immigrants and their children accounted not for just some, or even most, of California's growth. They accounted for virtually all of it. Of the increase of 4.2 million people during those 10 years, the net gain generated by the native population was just 90,000, fewer than attend each year's Rose Bowl game."

http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-growth04jan25,1,7373739,print.story?coll=la-headlines-magazine

[txdoda]

"The total the state (California) spends on illegal immigrants is no more than $4.6 billion a year, with CalWorks being a judgment call. This is a substantial amount, but clearly not enough to account for all of the state's budget gap, which is running $8 billion to $12 billion annually." >>>>>>>

Wonder if this 'total amount' also includes the federal monies CA receives for illegal care, housing, education, jailing, etc, etc. ??