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Californians for Population Stabilization
California's Budget Problems Exacerbated by Illegal Immigration
November 29th, 2008
While Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for increases in the sales tax and cuts in services to reduce the budget deficit of $11.2 billion, a population group has noted that the shortfall is about the same as the costs of illegal immigration to the state. Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) says that a 2004 study indicated that California's illegal alien population imposed a net cost of $9 billion per year on the state's taxpayers just for education, medical care and incarceration. "After adjusting the figure for current costs and increases in the number of illegal aliens, it would exceed the state's projected deficit," according to Diana Hull, the...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-29)
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