California Citizens Struggle Financially While the State Spends $11 Billion Per Year on Illegal Aliens
California allows noncitizens to receive health care, rental assistance, college grants, tax credits, low-cost car insurance, and even smartphones on the taxpayers’ dime. Last year, California taxpayers spent at least $11 billion subsidizing illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, ordinary Californians are depleting their savings, working long hours, and taking on tons of debt simply to pay the bills.
Under Gavin Newsom’s social contract, working Americans must not only contend with rising taxes and ballooning living costs but also bear the burden of financing benefits for illegal immigrants and their families. In other states, citizenship establishes who qualifies for taxpayer-funded benefits. In California, citizenship merely determines who pays.
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https://christopherrufo.com/p/californias-shadow-welfare-system
https://x.com/ManhattanInst/status/2103137502
https://needtoknow.news/2026/09/california-citizens-struggle-financially-while-the-state-spends-11-billion-per-year-on-illegal-aliens/