In 2009, San Bernardino County spent $64 million providing welfare benefits to U.S.-born children of illegal aliens.
According to county records, during a typical month, close to 15,000 offspring of illegal aliens received either welfare payments or food stamps in 2009. Over 11,000 of those children received both forms of assistance.
Assemblyman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, told the San Bernardino Sun: "This is a huge burden on our state. Obviously, these kids are U.S. citizens and that's fine. But when you look at it, these parents should have never been here in the first place."
Raymond Herrera, founder and president of We The People California's Crusader, said: "The American people are fed up with illegal aliens depleting our tax dollars by overrunning our schools, our hospitals and our welfare system."
While $64 million more than the county can afford particularly during the current deep recession, it is but a drop in the bucket, when you consider what the entire state of California is paying-out to ‘anchor babies’ and their illegal alien parents.
In August 2009, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich made public the staggering amount which the taxpayers spend on illegal aliens, living in L.A. County. Last June alone, the county paid out $48 million to the children of illegal aliens, an increase of $10 million over June 2007.
$26 million of that total came in the form of food stamps, while another $22 million was given to the illegal alien families in welfare checks.
Assuming that June was a typical month for 2009, Los Angeles County spent nearly $600 million on those two programs last year alone. That is in addition to the more than $1 billion that the county spends annually on the medical treatment, education, emergency services, and incarceration of illegal aliens.
These figures explain why not only L.A. County, but the entire state of California are now in financial ruin. Supervisor Michael Antonovich told reporters that illegal aliens continue to have a “catastrophic impact on Los Angeles County taxpayers.”
In 2003, the American Southwest saw 77 hospitals enter bankruptcy due to unpaid medical bills incurred by illegal aliens. A staggering 84 hospitals in California alone, have been forced to close their doors because of the growing crisis. Hospitals which manage to remain open, pass the unpaid costs onto the rest of us, which translates into more out-of-pocket expenses and higher insurance premiums for Americans.
With rising unemployment, huge trade deficits due to the loss of our manufacturing base, and a soaring national debt, we simply cannot afford to pay the bills for this nation’s illegal alien population. We can no longer accept elected representatives who choose to better represent a foreign national population, rather than those of us who actually pay their salaries.
Illegal immigration is slowly but surely destroying this nation.
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And we sit back and let it gradually happen! The term is "illegal" -- what qualifies them for the assistance in the first place? "Legal" immigrants? Now that is a different story!
Dave, politicians like Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi, the whole Sacramento Democrat Party and the Republican RinO's including the U.S.Supreme Court were the tools neccessary to allow the state to be bankrupted by the children of illegal aliens. I understand your essay, it's just that Americans need to focus on the traitors to the citizenry that were and still are responsible for the condition the state is in.
All Representatives that allowed illegal aliens to have babies on U.S. soil should be arrested and tried for TREASON.
The Anchor babies are Mexican citizens that wish America harm.
Lozen, I don't believe that all anchor babies wish Americans harm. That's not impossible but seems wrong to me.
You are right Bobby. Not all but most of them want open borders
and that harms the American people.
Aren't you aware of the march against Sheriff Arpaio last Sat in Arizona? Anchor babies were carrying a large banner that called for the assassination of the American Sheriff Joe Arpaio?
Is that something you ever saw in the U.S. before?
Calling for the assassination of a U.S. Sheriff that is arresting illegal aliens and other criminals? He is only doing his job.
Calling for the Sheriffs assasination? I didn't know this, even though I know the crap they are giving Sheriff Arpaio and his men in Arizona. You are right. I have never heard or seen of this kind of crap before the invasion. Good God, I'm starting to believe you.
I'm not from California, and at this exact minute I'm real happy about that. You have been having problems with Illegal aliens for years and it has finally become a LARGE burden. Why don't you get together and do something about it ? First get rid of your Traitorous Government and then make STATE laws against illegal aliens. You have enough right thinking people to pass Proposition 8, or whatever it was, why can't you get this done too?
39 states face budget deficits.
www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=711
The following states have deficits close to or greater than California's 6.8%.
Arizona 20.5%
California 6.8%
Colorado 7.5%
Georgia 7.0%
Hawaii 10.4%
Idaho 6.0%
Illinois 14.3%
Iowa 7.0%
Kansas 7.5%
Kentucky 12.9%
Maryland 6.8%
Mississippi 7.4%
Missouri 7.7%
New Mexico 11.8%
Oklahoma 9.6%
Rhode Island 13.0%
South Carolina 7.6%
Virginia 11.1%
Washington State
How many of the bankers that wrote $600 TRILLION in 'derivatives' contracts threatening to topple the global economy were 'illegal aliens'?
www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/a-163516-trillion-derivatives-timebomb-958699.html
US taxpayers have already paid $12.8 TRILLION in bail outs (welfare?) to shore up the financial system because of reckless bankers.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=armOzfkwtCA4
Or is it 23.7 TRILLION in welfare payments to banksters?
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQEI97EY.fs0
As such, I'm sure the banksters would love nothing more than demagogues blaming 'illegal aliens' (read; Hispanics) for the economic fiasco they have wrought upon the whole world.
Estimates of the costs (or is it profit?) associated with 'illegal aliens' sure seem to vary WIDELY between 'FAIR' and the State of Texas.
What is FAIR?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G06SoMl8eBk
The Western Region Representative of FAIR, until recently, was the openly neo-Nazi, Joe Turner.
www.splcenter.org/intel/news/item.jsp?aid=16
www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/01/08/controversial-official-no-longer-at-fair/
Comptroller for the State of Texas;
"The absence of the estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants in Texas in fiscal 2005 would have been a loss to our gross state product of $17.7 billion. Undocumented immigrants produced $1.58 billion in state revenues, which exceeded the $1.16 billion in state services they received."
www.cpa.state.tx.us/specialrpt/undocumented/undocumented.pdf
The comptroler of Texas is the same type of moron as the comptroler of California, Arizona, etc.etc. NONE OF THEM EVER MENTION THE ENORMOUS UNDERGROUND ECONOMY THAT EMPLOYS ILLEGAL ALIENS WHERE ABSOLUTELY NO TAXES ARE PAID BY THEM OR THEIR CRIMINAL EMPLOYERS, BUT THEY SURE DRAW CITIZEN TAXPAYER PAID SOCIAL SERVICES.
Human Being says:
"As such, I'm sure the banksters would love nothing more than demagogues blaming 'illegal aliens' (read; Hispanics) for the economic fiasco they have wrought upon the whole world."
And then there are the demagogues on the other side who claim that illegal aliens are financially and economically beneficial for this country. Of course, that claim is so preposterous, that it's laughable.
Human Being, you actually weaken your position by referencing any study or report compiled by the demagogues at the SPLC. The SPLC is a much discredited organization that has a very shady fundraising record. The SPLC is agenda driven and is currently working closely with ethnocentric pro-illegal immigration groups such as The National Council of La Raza. Any group that dares to speak out against illegal immigration gets punished by being placed on the SPLC's infamous "hate groups" list.
"There's class warfare, all right, Mr. (Warren) Buffett said, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning."
Divide and conquer, an ancient tactic of war, including class war.
Many of the USA's elites, corporate America, etc. want an oligarchy.
Allowing the invasion of the USA is but one of many ongoing tactics in the class war.
I fear that the USA and the society and culture that created the USA is doomed.
A 2nd-world life-style awaits many of us.
The working-poor class will grow as increasing amounts of wealth and power rises to the top of the socio-economic pyramid.
I fear that only a military coup by an honorable patriotic military officer corp can alter the inevitable.
Since that is highly unlikely since so many high-ranking officers are well-brainwashed and part of the elite class or loyal minions of their elite class masters...
We, the People, are doomed.
Wow,Im glad folks are starting to realize the problem.But the real problems are our politicians,they all must go.Its the same with every last one of them,even Palin has crossed over(recent support for John Mc cain)Where does it end folk.With the destruction of our Country.It is so diheartning to see what this Country is becoming.
The Illegals at all cost must go.God Bless
We in Arizona looked at what has happened to our next door neighbor California. Since the invasion and occupation of our country by 12 to 30 million lawbreaking illegal aliens, California’s education system has plummeted from the best in the nation to the worst. Their budget deficit is the worst in the world. We voted for our ballot propositions and support our Sheriff because no one else is going to help protect us, certainly not the fatherless elected officials in Washington whose job it is. Phoenix is the kidnapping capitol of the U.S. Illegal aliens are responsible for double the crime rate of our home grown criminals. We don’t need it or want it. Who opposes our desire to live free and peacefully as Americans and legal immigrants? Opposing us are the greedy, criminal employers led by the Chamber of Commerce, racist front groups such as La Raza, MALDEF, ACLU, SPLC, Homeland Secretary Napolitano(she doesn’t even know it’s a crime to cross our borders illegally), elected leaders like
House Speaker Pelosi(she thinks it is unAmerican to enforce our immigration laws), Presidents Obama, Bush I and II, Clinton, Rep. Gutierrez, Sen McCain, Sen. Graham, Sen. Menedez. As long as we are a sovereign State, we will do what we must to protect ourselves. I suggest other states take similar actions, as Washington appears to be utterly useless in watching out for our best interests.
Estoban- Excellent commentary. Most people are starting to realize the whole system is corrupt, focus on your local elected officials and issues, then expand from there.
Estoban, your two posts are an excellent summation of what is wrong, not only with illegal immigration, but with our useless, traitorous politicians. RIGHT ON!!
dubsak20, right you are. Palin is another media creation of the media controled neo-cons. She is another political "tool", and just seeking her own personal power. Americans don't need anymore of this crap. Screw her, she's otta their, to quote a phrase from baseball.
Whether the 14th Amendement actually confers citizenship on babies dropped on American soil independent of the parents nationality, or just to the decendents of previously enslaved people, a way to hamper the "anchor" feature seems to have gone un-noticed. The parents are by definition, encroachers. Deport the parents and the baby follows (unless you actually believe the parents will leave their newborn). If the adult anchor baby, having been raised in a country other than the U.S.and being a stranger to the U.S., still seeks to claim citizenship, that can be decided later. But by all means, crush the legal process that re-unites family members from foriegn nations. In that way, the reward for violating the due-process immigration is thouroughly frustrated. Without the option to succeed by playing on decent peoples' fairplay (a victimless crime, right?)
It all becomes a hopeless excersize in futility.
I do not feel sorry for California. They have elected progressives promoting a socialist agenda of welcome all, support all. Mexicans are smart people. They can work the system and you pay. Until the voters of California stop voting in progressives, the painful writing is on the wall. Let California go bust, let them live with the consequences of their voting habits.
John says:
"I'm not from California, and at this exact minute I'm real happy about that. You have been having problems with Illegal aliens for years and it has finally become a LARGE burden. Why don't you get together and do something about it ? First get rid of your Traitorous Government and then make STATE laws against illegal aliens. You have enough right thinking people to pass Proposition 8, or whatever it was, why can't you get this done too? "
We did "do something about it!" It was called prop 187 and it was passed by an overwhelming majority of Californians back in 1994. It would have cut illegal invaders off at the knees as far as public benefits are concerned. Unfortunately, some federal judge ruled 187 unconstitutional and our weasel governor at the time,Grey Davis, did not appeal this decision.
Thomas is correct. I would't be so critical if I lived in states other than California. You folks just wait until things reach crisis proportions, and see what your good "elected representatives" do. A hundred to one, I bet they side with the illegal alien foreign nationals and their concerns over you citizens. Don't be critical of California, LEARN FROM IT!!
Cali will ALWAYS be USA property!!!
How Illegals scam Gov't- subsidized health care in CA and how they will soon be able to scam the national health soon to be shoved down thwe throats of the American people:
CA is BK because it hands out free subsidized health care for illegal aliens and their anchor babies
. LA county alone spends 400-500 million each year at taxpayers expense to provide health care care to the poor, mainly to illegals.
US and CA both suck up to the illegal alien lobby/socialist do-gooders, and cheap labor -exploiting corporations in granting freebies such as free healthcare for illegal alien children(CA healthy families program).
Not being an illegal means getting stiffed by the healthcare system. If i get sick and have to go into ER i get a bill and have to pay because i am a US Citizen. If an illegal gets sick and goes into ER he/she pays nada/ zilch because they are uninsured , are likely using phony ID's and give fake address's and phones so they cannot be billed.
Illegals scam the State out of billions in taxpayer-subsidized health care and contribute nothing in return to their communities. They pay no taxes and send back monies to Mexico yet are recipients of billions in free CA health and education spending, which is wasted upon their kids who have a 50% dropout rate in LA high schools.
If CA quits providing free health care to illegals and stops handing out free benefits they they will get the message and self deport back to Mexico. Mexico simply dumps its poorest into CA so as to get rid of a social unrest problem, and CA receives these poorest of Mexicans, which in turn creates huge vast third-world impoverished slums here in LA.
California the Golden state, American future, is fast becoming the poster child for an bankrupt
third world State!
If the National HC passes, the well off and ordinary working american citizens and familiies will be screwed over while 12-18 million illegals just enfranchised will get taxpayer- subsidized rates. This amnesty proposal is perfectly timed with the NHC package as it will create a whole new class of entitlements for a new class of mostly impoverished illegals suddenly granted the citizenship, which will mean more business for scam immigration lawyers, big greedy pharma, Dem voter registration drives, medi-caid/medi-cal, and keep the dems in power for decades.
10's of Millions of illegals have come into CA and spread across U.S last 20-30 years. A significant % of these illegals have committed serious document fraud thru use of phony work documents to obtain work which should go to unemployed American citizens. After a couple years working under the table using fake doc's or no doc's these illegals start moving up the economic chain by obtaining improved fake green cards or by scam marriages to US citizens. By these methods in first decade of 21st century alone 10 million + illegals in CA alone have scammed and abused the immigration process and thereby insinuated themselves in American society. They will work here only long enough to send back monies to their home country, then go back after fleecing Ca out of billions in welfare, education and health care handouts
The illegals have spawned 20-30 million U.S- born anchor babies while here illegally, or brought them across border when young. These anchors grow up in abject poverty and many of them turn to gangs, This is especialy evident in Scal and LA. The dropout rate for the anchors in LASUD is 50%. These barely educated, often illiterate anchors, being citizens, add to a massive surplus of laborers/blue collars in SCal ,and being eligible for benefits do drain the CA welfare net of 10+ billion each year. Being first generation offspring of illegals they still feel primary allegiance to their home countries, often despise and disrespect the US, and will not easily assimilate. They along with their illegal parents contribute to a huge CA budget shortfall, as they are very adept in scamming the CA safety net and grabbing as many benefits as they can, often using fake /phomy doc's and crooked clinics/lawyers/gov't workers.
Its sad that california is probably past the point of recovery,these low life law breakers have ruined this state and I for one am hoping I can find work in a different state that doesent support lazy law breaking people!
well the ol'topic of the "Illigals and the babies the cant afford",ya,its a problem,a very big problem,but,like ive said-
befor on this subject,give it time,California will be just like-
Mexico,broke,poor,with no honest government,then they'll run to the next state...ya know something?i personaly know quite a few-
people who came to this country from Armania,who are documanted
bonafied,US OF A CITIZENS that mdont have the burden of lookin over there shoulders,because they went about the whole thing right!! haha i better shut up,im gettin mad...
quotin peter;ya missed the fact that our prison system is now, as of 2000,they are the MAJORITY...they are not only commiting -
fraud,they are also commiting "FELONY'S[just like in thier---
native land]...a good very "good" portion of the mexicans that come here "illegaly" dont want to thrive,they want a piece of that "good ol' AMERICAN PIE"....
Now that the state is having to lay off its own, they are realizing that they are not immune to the illegal invasion, and tax payers are fed-up with paying for all of them. They should been the voice of the people, instead of dictating rule. And any official that refuses to enforce our laws should be removed from office and striped of all benefits of that position.
You only need to ask a million men to run the invaders out of the country...They will drive them out and they will throw out other Trash that needs dumping
Thee illegals are really invaders bent on killing off or displacing native citizens and taking over, in short they're a much worse threat than draining the country's coffers. They intend to stage a violent takeover, and civil war is coming to the U.S. between these invaders and native citizens. They literally believe "For those in the race, everything. For those outside it, nothing." In other words, they intend to take our land, and lives. We must protect ourselves, by force against these illegals, and deport them by force. The ones who commit violent crimes, should be executed as enemy invaders without a trial.
Do away with anchor baby citizenship. Anyone ever see a Mexican woman not pregnant? It's a rarity to see one who isn't. Anchor babies is the reason. That will stop it somewhat. The other is to actually protect the border. Shoot anyone trying to cross it and not prosecute the one doing the shooting. Finally, get rid of this NAFTA mess.
Kick the Anchor babies out along with their illegal parents too! No more for Godsakes.
None of the posters to this hate filled board can claim to be native americans, I'm guessing. Back when your forbears emigrated to the U.S. the system was very lax and they could just get on a boat and come here. That's what the Mexicans are doing and nothing you're discussing can or will change that. It's a huge border - the only way to keep them from coming is for the Mexican and Latin American economies to be boosted (or ours dropped) so that there's parity. It's like trying to stop water from flowing downhill..
HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF CUTTING THE BENEFITS FOR ILLEGALS? NO ITS ALWAYS EVERYTHING THAT BENEFITS AMERICANS. WHY DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT CATER THESE INCENTIVES TO ILLEGALS?WHEN RIGHT NOW THERE ARE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS NEEDING BENEFITS?? WHY ARE THE ILLEGALS AUTOMATICALLY ELGIBLE FOR BENEFITS?? WHY MOST HARD WORKING AMERICANS ARE DISQUALIFIED FOR 1 REASON OR ANOTHER??IN AMERICA SHOULD NEVER BE A SHORTAGE OF HELP FOR REAL AMERICAN CITIZENS.AMERICANS STANDUP AND GET THE CORRUPTION OUT OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM NOW RIGHT NOW. JUST A REAL AMERICAN CITIZEN>>
The sad truth is that this problem is bigger than CA, it's national. CA is only the 1st to show the effects of the illegals. The problem isn't only our elected reps, but those who hire them, those who provide housing, as well as those of us who look the other way because they aren't effecting our life styles (yet). Time to replace the officials who wear blinders so they can ignore the immediate damages and the future destruction to our economies, stop doing business with those who directly and indirectly support illegal immigrants and their families; patronize their competitors and vocalize it. Pass bills that penalize (financially) those who hire, house, or harbor illegals; regarless of where they hail from. Illegally entering our borders is bad no matter where they come from. My rant for now.... wake up AMERICA, before we are the third world nation with fourth class citizens.
Good posts... realistically possible, I don't know. We need to figure something out. And why do we cater further by teaching our children to be bi-lingual in our schools and cartoons? DORA and DIEGO must be STOPPED. No more Spanish word of the day and say it in Spanish. Three languages = Tri-Lingual; Two languages = Bi-Lingual; and if you speak ONE language you are AMERICAN.
Yes these people CAN be deported. Eisenhower did it with "operation wetback." It took a couple of years, but he got rid of them. Its the PC crowd that wont let it be done and their progressive liberal buddies, plus the bleeding liberal media. We need to start demanding that these criminals (according to federal law, that is what they are) be deported. And to "you cant stop it", our past relatives had to pass strict tests going through Ellis Island. Learn your history dude! And I am 5th generation American, so enough with the BS. Calif is now, and other states will be next. When your kid has to learn spanish, maybe you will understand. We need to take back our country like the teaparty movement is taking back the government. Enough is enough. GET MAD and do something about it!!!!! If nothing else email your congressman every freakin day, until they are sick of hearing about it. Then remind them, they will be voted out.
our great state has an open wound and is bleeding money!we need to close that wound!!!these people use all of the taxtpayers' money even if they have a job (cause most of the time it is under the table) and plan on never paying taxes!!
First off, ignore the "racist" label. It's a word Marxists use when they can't win an argument. Further, we need to stop virtually ALL immigration, legal and illegal. Legal immigration has brought millions of parasites into the country as well. As for deportation, it can be done the nice way over a period of years or the brutal way in which it was done in Europe when the Poles and Czechs gave their 12 million German neighbors 48 hours to get out of the country. With 20% real unemployment, there's no shortage of workers. In fact, the Central Valley counties, overwhelmingly Latin American Indians (LAI), have the highest rates in the state! Other posters are correct in that the average American citizen faces implacable foes on the Left and the Right. The former wants voters and clients for their growing welfare worker jobs; the latter wants cheap labor and the illusion that the Republican Party is attractive to LAI's with "family values"!
They are already at war with the US. They came with their flags waving and making demands on the US Govt. It is a war and should be fought with military help. When a group of them march against us, do what you have to do. Get them all the hell out of here. Tired, just tired of it all. Government is afraid to say or do anything because it would hurt them in the polls and they may be voted out for a Mexican candidate. A true take over with no response from the American Govt.
Surprised that most writers seem intelligent here, YET not one saw past the anger to write about why it happens? It occurs because its allowed! The welfare department and long list of federal agencies have jobs because of all the services they offer to whomever illegal or not. TALK ABOUT THAT! Do you guys know that CA is actually going to launch a campaign to attract more people to their foodstamp program? WHAT IS THAT ABOUT.. the state is constantly contradicting itself!
where is this world going to, its not ab humans no more. Its all about money money money...im pretty sure if we could just kill all the ilegals just like the jews all hands would be up for it. Its always gonna be our sick human nature...Oh God help us.
On one level I can see how the hospitals and prisons and other government supported agencies are burdened by the illegal alien.
But on another level I also see that they are the ones doing the hard work, the dangerous jobs, the thankless jobs that most legal Americans don't want to do anymore. Mostly without any benefits and insurance. So in the end do we kick out everyone and pay higher wages for these jobs, which by the way would increase the cost of just about everything you eat or a lot of the clothes too. I think we have to look into a third way that involves legalizing a certain amount of the people here and just tightening up the borders significantly too.
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