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An Ecuadoran mother walks with her two daughters, ages 4 and 6, on their way to a makeshift camp to await processing by the U.S. Border Patrol, on Nov. 30, 2023, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
California accounted for more than 80% of all federal welfare cash assistance provided to households headed by illegal immigrants in 2024, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The report found that $759 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance was provided to 85,277 households nationwide in which a child qualified for benefits while a parent was living in the United States illegally.
