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While Washington debates spending cuts and California pleads for more federal money, a new report shows hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded welfare flowed into California households headed by illegal immigrant parents in 2025.
A new report from the Administration for Children and Families found that roughly $617.5 million in cash assistance went to California households through so-called “child-only” Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cases during fiscal year 2024. That’s more than 81 percent of all spending nationwide under the program’s immigration-related, child-only category.
For most Americans, welfare comes with strings attached. Recipients are generally expected to work or prepare for work, and benefits are subject to a lifetime limit.