The Supreme Court revived a federal data system (SAVE) that the Department of Homeland Security expanded to check citizenship of millions of Americans on voter rolls, despite a lower court finding it violated privacy laws. The tool has mistakenly flagged some eligible voters as noncitizens, and civil rights groups argue the government created an error-laden database without congressional authorization.
California operates a welfare system costing over $180 billion annually, with at least $11 billion going to illegal immigrants through programs like Medi-Cal, CAPI, and CalWORKs. The state uses state-funded programs to circumvent federal restrictions on serving noncitizens, creating what critics call a shadow welfare system accessible to immigrants and their U.S.-born children.