<p>“I don’t know, but kicking out all the illegal immigrants and their families and welfare mothers isn’t really going to work.”</p>
<p>You are SO right, dstark. It would cost billions to find them all, fight their lawsuits, and pay to send them home - only to have them come back the next week. But they will leave (California anyway) on their own when this state discontinues services not provided in more prudently managed states.</p>
<p>As for what these people cost, the dollar numbers cited are no more accurate than those for headcount. But if you still believe there’s only 12 million of these folks in the entire US (rather than upwards of 20 million) I’ve got a few California muni bonds to sell you.</p>