Thirty-First

Ending welfare & education benefits to illegals.

Californians bear an enormous fiscal burden as a result of an illegal alien population estimated at almost 3 million residents. The annual expenditure of state and local tax dollars on services for that population is $25.3 billion. The State budget only allocates $5 billion annually for both the Affordable Housing and Homeless programs.

Nearly half of those expenditures ($12.3 billion) result from the costs of K-12 education for the children of illegal aliens, both those illegally in the country and those born in the United States.

Other fiscal outlays result from the costs of medical care ($4.0 billion), public assistance services ($800 million), administration of justice functions ($4.4 billion), and general governmental services ($1.6 billion).

In April of this year, Governor Newsom said "California is the most diverse state in the nation. Our diversity makes us stronger and more resilient. Every Californian, including our undocumented neighbors and friends, should know that California is here to support them during this crisis. We are all in this together."

Governor Newsom stated Californias $125 million Disaster Relief Fund will support undocumented Californians impacted by COVID-19 who are ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits and disaster relief, including the CARES Act, due to their immigration status.

Approximately 150,000 undocumented adult Californians will receive a one-time cash benefit of $500 per adult with a cap of $1,000 per household to deal with the specific needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shortly after this major funding for the benefit of non-citizens, Governor Newsom requested federal assistance for the State EDD unemployment program, due to shortfalls in the budget.

We understand the need for medical care ($4.1 billion), but aside from that, we have a difficult time understanding the logic of using taxpayer dollars to benefit non-citizens to the tune of an average of $19 billion dollars. This is taxpayer monies that could go to address issues that Californians want resolved. From the homeless epidemic, to the poorly maintained highways, and the excessive taxation that is destroying our State.

Lets spend our tax dollars where they will best benefit the working families who are investing in our State, our home.