California spends about $8.5 BILLION a year on Medi-Cal for 1.6 million illegal immigrants.
So can one family really cost taxpayers $100,000 a year? I ran the numbers.
The family is 2 illegal alien parents, 2 U.S.-born kids and 1 illegal alien grandparent in Los Angeles County, under 2026 rules.
Maximum case:
Medi-Cal for all 5 (state cost): $34,331
CalWORKs cash for the kids: $11,160
Grandma's CAPI cash: $14,807
Section 8 housing: $7,615
CalFresh food aid: $5,456
State tax credits: $4,528
WIC and summer food: $1,072
Subtotal: $78,969
Public school for 2 kids: $51,390
Free school meals: $2,542
TOTAL: $132,901
"But that's the extreme case!"
Fine.
Take a typical family, where one parent works full time at minimum wage and the adults signed up for Medi-Cal before January.
They come to $29,558 before school and $83,490 with it.
Newsom finally froze new sign-ups for illegal adults this year. Supposedly.
The ones already enrolled get to keep their coverage.
Sacramento calls it compassion.
Taxpayers call it the bill.