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California’s Taxpayer‑Funded Illegal Migration Machine
Large-Scale Spending Allegation
Claims California spent approximately $1 billion to bring or support 400,000 undocumented immigrants.
Attributes these figures to a report allegedly from the Manhattan Institute.
Use of Public Funds
Asserts state and federal tax dollars were directed to nonprofit organizations (e.g., Catholic Charities, Jewish Family Services, immigrant legal groups).
Frames this funding as political kickbacks rather than humanitarian or service-based grants.
Political Organizing Accusations
Claims immigrant-advocacy organizations function as political machines:
Organizing…
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