“With the $550 million for public safety and nearly $500 million for healthcare, the total cost for illegal immigrants to County taxpayers exceeds $1.6 billion dollars a year,” said Antonovich. “These costs do not include the hundreds of millions of dollars for education.”
Figures from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
| 2010 | CalWORKs | FOOD STAMPS | CalWORKs + FOOD STAMPS | |||
| MONTH | TOTAL | ILLEGALS | TOTAL | ILLEGALS | TOTAL | ILLEGALS |
| January | $88,615,870 | $21,867,225 | $130,492,264 | $28,974,573 | $219,108,134 | $50,841,798 |
| February | $89,098,884 | $21,876,519 | $132,167,065 | $29,372,364 | $221,265,949 | $51,248,883 |
| March | $89,658,527 | $22,042,682 | $134,356,918 | $29,951,997 | $224,015,445 | $51,994,679 |
| April | $90,074,087 | $22,200,566 | $134,027,566 | $29,800,515 | $224,101,653 | $52,001,081 |
| May | $91,116,722 | $22,090,170 | $135,095,134 | $29,663,498 | $226,211,856 | $51,753,668 |
| June | $90,821,839 | $22,109,427 | $136,050,389 | $29,792,907 | $226,972,228 | $51,902,334 |
| July | $92,312,634 | $22,066,875 | $138,746,669 | $29,869,795 | $231,059,303 | $51,936,670 |
| August | $93,617,211 | $22,044,272 | $141,003,304 | $30,056,250 | $234,620,515 | $52,100,522 |
| September | $95,822,760 | $22,235,667 | $145,407,129 | $30,246,001 | $241,229,889 | $52,481,668 |
| October | $94,852,907 | $22,156,007 | $146,562,530 | $30,535,441 | $241,415,437 | $52,691,448 |
| November | $95,516,572 | $22,256,308 | $147,309,677 | $30,795,309 | $242,826,249 | $53,051,617 |
| December | $96,893,534 | $22,522,833 | $148,592,250 | $31,122,636 | $245,485,784 | $53,645,469 |
| TOTAL | $1,108,401,547 | $265,468,551 | $1,669,910,895 | $360,181,286 | $2,778,312,442 | $625,649,837 |
| 2011 | CalWORKs | FOOD STAMPS | CalWORKs + FOOD STAMPS | |||
| MONTH | TOTAL | ILLEGALS | TOTAL | ILLEGALS | TOTAL | ILLEGALS |
| January | $96,804,155 | $22,637,940 | $149,141,365 | $31,131,733 | $245,945,515 | $53,769,673 |
| February | $97,121,458 | $22,706,923 | $149,008,345 | $31,342,676 | $246,129,803 | $54,049,599 |
| March | $98,121,773 | $22,764,104 | $152,495,206 | $31,827,393 | $250,616,979 | $54,591,497 |
| April | $98,717,208 | $22,682,459 | $151,335,439 | $31,707,921 | $250,052,647 | $54,390,380 |
| May | $98,287,824 | $22,701,483 | $156,280,068 | $31,997,747 | $254,567,892 | $54,699,230 |
| June | $98,534,456 | $22,655,028 | $154,683,908 | $31,938,454 | $253,218,364 | $54,593,482 |
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