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How financially reliant Ventura, Santa Barbara counties are on the economic contributions of undocumented immigrants

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There are about 100,000 undocumented immigrants in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. They make up about 10% of the population of Santa Barbara County and 7% of Ventura County’s population.
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There are about 100,000 undocumented immigrants in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. They make up about 10% of the population of Santa Barbara County and 7% of Ventura County’s population.

How reliant are Ventura and Santa Barbara counties on the economic contributions of local undocumented immigrants?

In this episode of The One Oh One, a look at how illegal workers contribute over $9 billion annually to the local economy and personally pay over $2 billion in state and federal taxes every year.

You can read the digital version of this episode here.

Michelle oversees digital products at KCLU and is the host and creator of the station's first award-winning podcast The One Oh One. The podcast has won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, an RTNA 'Best Podcast' award and an LA Press Club award.