This is currently the situation in America, as you know, and one reason why I disagree with it is because of the economic impact that it has.
Illegals are ineligible for some public assistance programs, but are able to receive them on behalf of their American-born baby. If a guestworker/amnesty plan was initiated, it would invite and retain mostly low-income workers who are the people who use them, thus significantly increasing the cost to taxpayers. Currently, approximately 24.9% of illegal aliens receive some sort of major welfare benefit.
Some people have used the basically racist argument, "Mexicans don't use welfare because they actually work!" In actuality, low-income workers or their children are eligible for most welfare programs, as some can only be used by those who work, while others use them while looking for employment.
Even when they have lived in the US for many years, immigrants, legal or otherwise, use welfare programs at double the rate of natives. Your take?
2007-06-06
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