On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:36:25 +0200, Mealey Mouthed Obama
wrote:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...07/is-illegal-
immigration-worsening-californias-budget-woes-.html

Many readers who have offered comments about California's
budget crisis have urged officials to look at the effect of
illegal immigration on the deficit.

The Times' Teresa Watanabe and Anna Gorman decided to look into
the question. Here are some findings:

--State welfare officials estimate that cutting off welfare
payments to illegal immigrants for their U.S.-born children
could save about $640 million annually if it survives legal
challenges.

--California has roughly 2.7 million illegal residents, about 7%
of the state’s population. State officials estimate that they
add between $4 billion and $6 billion in costs, primarily for
prisons and jails, schools and emergency rooms.

--Beyond those services, the illegal population adds to the
overall cost of other parts of local government, including
police and fire protection, highway maintenance and libraries.

--On the other side of the ledger, illegal residents pay taxes --
sales taxes on what they buy, gasoline taxes when they fuel
their cars, property taxes if they own homes. How much those
taxes come to is hotly debated, although most researchers agree
that the short-term costs to state and local government are
bigger than the revenues.

Read their full report here.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-illegal10-
2009jul10,0,3398621.story

Throw their asses out! Why should Americans suffer degraded
educational services, diluted health benefits and higher taxes
when the Feds should be enforcing the damned law?

The worthless institution called the Congress of the United States is
angling for ways to pander even more for the hispanic vote.

fred

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