States, Local Governments Dealing With Illegal-alien Crisis

by Dennis Behreandt July 27, 2008

Article audio sponsored by The John Birch Society

The greater Los Angeles metropolitan area is one of the most seriously impacted parts of the country. Unfortunately, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich is fighting a lonely battle there against city and county governments that are in thrall to (or intimidated by) the radical Latino lobby. “Illegal immigration continues to have a devastating impact on Los Angeles County taxpayers,” said Antonovich in a July 5 press release. “With $220 million for public safety, $400 million for healthcare, and $432 million in welfare allocations, the total cost for illegal immigrants to County taxpayers far exceeds $1 billion a year — not including the millions of dollars for education.”

Dennis Behreandt

Dennis Behreandt is a contributor for The New American. Dennis studied history, biology, and education at Ripon College and studied theology at St. Norbert College. He worked for a decade as research librarian and knowledge management specialist in the specialty chemicals industry and he previously served as managing editor and senior editor for The New American. He has written hundreds of articles on subjects in history, theology, science, and technology, with special emphasis recently on the Covid-19 pandemic.