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Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services show that those in this country, and the county, illegally collected more than $37 million in welfare and food stamp allocations in November, up $3 million from September... for a projected annual cost of $444 million. "an alarming increase in the devastating impact illegal immigration continues to have on Los Angeles County taxpayers."

LOS ANGELES - Illegal immigrants in Los Angeles County during November collected more than $37 million in welfare and food stamp allocations, up $3 million from September, 5th District Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich said in his monthly announcement of the Department of Public Social Services' accounting of how much it pays out to illegal U.S. residents. Through their citizen children, illegal immigrants collected $20 million in welfare payments for November and more than $16 million in food stamps, according to Department of Public Social Services statistics released by Antonovich's office. Twenty five percent of the county's welfare and food stamps...

Ed Rollins is my new hero. It was nice to see him turn the tables on Chris Wallace and put that pompous man in his place. The treatment Fox News and "conservative" celebrities like Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham & Sean Hannity have given to Mike Huckabee is deserving of shame and infamy. Britt Hume is the one who truly disappoints me. I truly thought he would be above joining in the subtle mockery, condescension and propagation of distorted “facts” on this honorable man. Frankly, I would not at all be surprised if this so-called “blogger” whom Chris Wall claims “overheard”...

I for one am excited about Huckabee's leading and probably winning in Iowa! Here's a guy who has made REAL income tax reform a high priority of his candidacy. While some of the other candidates have claimed tax reform as part of their plan, non have been more passionate about the need for it and willing to make it a center-piece of their plan for America as Mike Huckabee. I believe that the average American has recognized in Mike Huckabee, a person of integrity and vision, a man who keeps his word, a man of faith, and therfore, is worthy...

The need for private practitioners and clinics serving the Hispanic community, especially expectant mothers, is growing with that population, local health officials say. "Since 2004 our Hispanic clients have increased from 5.7 percent to 9.1 percent in 2006, and we expect it to continue to grow," said Kasey Poole, spokeswoman for the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Department. "We've seen a lot of growth in all our services, but particularly prenatal care." There are now about 7,000 Hispanics living in Hamilton County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is about 2 percent of the county's total population, but officials with La Paz...

Federal agents detained six suspected illegal immigrants Thursday morning in the first multiple arrest of Latinos publicized by the Maury County Sheriff’s Department since it was sued in federal court. The arrests were spurred by a complaint from a Maury County construction business owner who said the men used false documents to obtain employment, Sheriff Enoch George said. He declined to release the business’ name. “Hopefully, what this will do is encourage other businesses if they’ve got illegals working for them to give us a call,” George said. But Catalina Nieto, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights...

The Senate is now debating a bill to take low-income children (including illegals and children of illegals) off of state-run health insurance programs in order to stick them on some new federal health insurance program. Trent Lott just said the proposal before them is already $60 billion over "the baseline"..."and that's before it's even gone to committee." Sorry I couldn't fit a BOHICA alert in the title, but still thought some of you might want to know this is going on right now, live.

N.M. college doors open for undocumented By Associated Press July 16, 2007 FORT COLLINS - At least 10 undocumented students from Colorado will get to attend classes at the University of New Mexico this fall, with many not having to pay for tuition or books. A new Colorado law prohibits state colleges from providing in- state tuition to undocumented immigrants. In New Mexico, the state is barred from denying education benefits based on immigration status, said Terry Babbitt, director of admissions for the University of New Mexico. While New Mexico's state financial aid is intended for residents, Poudre High School...

Court: Measure can't be on Colo. ballot By JON SARCHE, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that a proposal to deny most state services to illegal immigrants cannot appear on the November ballot. The proposed constitutional amendment, promoted by Defend Colorado Now, violated a state constitutional requirement that initiatives deal with only one subject, the court said in a 5-2 opinion. According to the ruling, Defend Colorado Now touted the possibility of reducing taxpayer expenditures by restricting illegal immigrants' access to services, as well as the goal of restricting access to services. Proponents, including...