Title: Illegal Immigration Costs California $30.3 Billion A Year—17.7 Percent Of State Budget | National Economics Editorial
Headings: Illegal Immigration Costs California $30.3 Billion A Year—17.7 Percent Of State Budget
Illegal Immigration Costs California $30.3 Billion A Year—17.7 Percent Of State Budget
Illegal Immigrants Cost the State of California $30.29 Billion Annually
How Many Illegal Immigrants are in the State of California?
Calculating the Cost of Illegal Immigration in California
Education for Illegal Immigrants & Anchor Babies: $15.63 Billion
Healthcare For Illegal Immigrants: $4.02 Billion
Remittance Payments: $3.86 Billion
Crimes Committed By Illegal Immigrants: $4.4 Billion
Government Administration & Services: $1.6 Billion
Tax Revenue: $3.5 Billion
Annual Cost Of Illegal Immigration To California: $30.29 Billion

Content: Frankly, fewer students means fewer teachers and administrators—and thus a smaller budget. Either way, it’s clear that illegal aliens, and their children, are a large burden on California’s public education system. Furthermore, the deluge of students reduces the quality of education for American citizens. Consider that California’s student-teacher ratio is 35 percent above the national average . This is directly the result of illegal immigration—it’s the kids that suffer. Healthcare For Illegal Immigrants: $4.02 Billion
Providing healthcare for illegal immigrants in California imposes significant costs, while also increasing wait-times and decreasing the overall quality of care (by lowering the physician-patient ratio). Illegal immigrants withdraw roughly $2.28 billion from Medicaid in California, and cost roughly $1.3 billion in emergency services (they are treated, but do not pay). Together, these hard costs equate to $4.02 billion per year. However, these numbers don’t necessarily reflect the true costs of illegal aliens on the healthcare system, because they don’t quantify opportunity costs (we could be investing in better technology, or more doctors, rather than treating illegal immigrants) or damage caused by the burdened system (pain and suffering caused by long wait times, lost productivity etc.).