Cost to taxpayers in LA is now over $1.5 Billion ea. yr.

[Jeanfromfillmore]

Email I received: Pay attention to the fact that these figures don’t cover the cost of education which far accede all other costs. On average for LAUSD it costs $1,000 per month per child. It’s not uncommon for an illegal household to have 5 to 10 kids. This is a cost to the taxpayer of $45,000 to $90,000 a year for a 9 month school session just for education and is not included in the $1.5 billion stated in Antonovich’s report.
ANTONOVICH GOING TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO MEET WITH F EDERAL OFFICIALS ON REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION & ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich will be in Washington D.C. next week to advocate for a newly revised 30/10 initiative to accelerate regional highways, transit projects, and public-private partnerships funded by Measure R.

Last Thursday, an amendment by Supervisors Antonovich and Ridley-Thomas was unanimously approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors adding highway construction and improvements, and regional transportation solutions to the 30/10 plan. According to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, Measure R highway projects will generate 341,500 jobs, $46.3 billion in economic output and $15.1 billion in earnings.

Antonovich will also push for measures to reduce the devastating impact of illegal immigration on local government including the adoption of a bonded-guest-worker program, cooperative medical clinics, and electronic identification verification.

The annual cost of illegal immigration to Los Angeles County taxpayers exceeds a $1.5 billion, which includes between $350 and $500 million for public safety, $500 million for healthcare, and $550 million in welfare and food stamp allocations. Roughly 25% of Los Angeles County ‘s jail population is illegal, and 24% percent of the County’s total allotment of welfare and food stamp benefits goes directly to the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens.