CA's Shadow Welfare System for Illegal Aliens
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/09/24/cas_shadow_welfare_system_for_illegal_aliens_711968.html

California runs the nation's largest welfare system, devoting more than $180 billion annually to food, health care, and other programs for the poor and downtrodden. To sustain the arrangement, the state imposes the nation's highest tax rates.