Tom-”So if it is indeed the case that large numbers of illegals are getting welfare benefits in Cali, it’s because Cali is not taking steps to prevent them from getting on the rolls that other states apparently are.”
Uh…agreed, but welfare benefits are just ONE slice of the pie that Californians must “foot the bill” for illegal immigrants. Hospital/medical care paid by counties with state help, added education costs, added police and state correction facilty expenses, not to mention child health and nutrition programs not part of regular “welfare rolls”…
ALL these and more (including the one you mention about California supplementing federal welfare benefits with its own) contribute to the budget mess we find ourselves in.
Don’t get me wrong though. I’m not blaming the illegal migrant for California’s problems. I lay the blame squarely in Sacramento, with a healthly regard of indifference from Washington.
