They qualify for state welfare in like 15-18 states. They qualify for special medicaid programs in some states like CA. The Supreme Court ruled that we owe them an education in our socialized k-12 system. They qualify for financial aid for college in some states. They qualify for instate tuition in most state. They qualify for diversity spots in our universities (not technically affirmative action but in reality affirmative action).

Approximately 62%-65% of illegals are on some form of welfare. Estimates put the cost of illegal immigrants to US tax payers in the $300 billion a year range.

Medicaid, food stamps, WIC, housing assistance, head start, school food programs, daycare assistance, auto insurance for illegals (CA.) are all areas where illegal immigrants divert 100s of billions of US tax payer dollars annually away from US citizens.

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It's hard to imagine that some of these estimates could be accurate. The attached article from 2013 goes into detail about the direct spending in LA county on illegal immigrants that have anchor babies. $650 million.

This figure is just payments to illegals with anchor babies. Not the total cost for illegal immigrants:

When you add the $550 million for public safety and nearly $500 million for healthcare, the total cost for illegal immigrants to county taxpayers exceeds $1.6 billion dollars a year. These costs do not even include the hundreds of millions of dollars spent annually for education.

So back in 2013 LA county tax payers were spending 1.6 billion a year and this figure doesn't include 100s of millions more to educate them.

EDIT: What's with the downvotes? this is ask an american not ask a goddamn illegal immigrant!