The Fiscal Math No One Puts on the Same Page
California politics is saturated with a familiar accusation: undocumented immigrants are draining the state. They are blamed for budget deficits, overcrowded systems, and fiscal instability. The claim is repeated so often that it feels self‑evident.
But public finance is not decided by repetition. It is decided by arithmetic.
If the question is which group costs more in total public dollars flowing through California, the answer is not close. Retirees — heavily represented by the Baby Boomer generation — account for vastly larger public transfers than undocumented immigrants. Using conservative…
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