Should Illegal Immigrants Receive Public Assistance (Healthcare, welfare, etc.)?

Question

Immigrants often take advantage of public services, such as healthcare and welfare, costing the United States billions each year. Is this fair to American taxpayers--citizens and legal residents--who foot the bill? Would it be humane to deny medical and economic assistance to people in need?

Any thoughts?

Answer 1

All of these ILLEGALS should not be receiving anything at all from the government. They dint want to even try to assimilate into our culture, they have the audacity to fly a Mexican flag in OUR country. They don't come here for jobs to better their life, they come here to make the USA a cesspool just like Mexico is. As for medical care, I think along the lines of some other answerer's, put a band aid on them, and ship them out of this country!!!!!!!

Answer 2

The reality of this problem is simply MONEY. For instance a nurse attending to an illegal person could easily ask for a social security card or some state issued ID. But they don't, simply because they manage their budget based on grants. If they recieved 20 million last year serving illegals and they start not attending them this year, their expenses will drop significally, so they will get less money. The same happen with illegals getting GED's, Medicare, School Loans, etc.

Answer 3

I don't even know anyone that gets welfare or any kind of assistance.My great,great grandfather would come back from the grave and beat any one in our family that did accept welfare to within an inch of our lives.We were taught a very strong work ethic from the day we were born almost.We were taught that you had to work for what you get and you must give quality work for the money you are paid.If any of us had a problem,we helped each other .We didn't expect the government to take care of us.

I don't like the thought of millions of people of any country legal or illegal on the public dole.But I also know there are people out there that truly need a helping hand.Welfare should be a temporary fix.... not a life style.

I would not deny anyone emergency medical care. No one.!
But I do not in any way want to see my tax dollars being given to any illegal aliens from any country.

Answer 4

yea its really mixed up they shouldnt get anything unless they are registered with the federal government. we pay and they use the services?

they said they came here for the jobs no body else wanted..thats a lie thats a gateway into our country. then back in portland oregon they started taking the construction jobs that paid 25 to 30 per hour.. suddenly these jobs no only pay 10 to 12 per hour. they wrecked the economy with what they did.. you cannot find 10 framers now that are white. they moved away or the mexicalis drove em out of business. Enough of this the employers use this to break the wages down and still charge a huge profit.. bush wont do anything and congress wont either so it time to throw the whole lot out of office. bring this damn army back from iraq and protect us on the home front.. we need a wall. i am in construction and ill help build it. steel reinforced concrete 40 feet high and 60 feet thick with complete barracks inside something like the french wall built before world war 2 but i am sure only the chicoms will try to parachute over it. digs its foundations deep with ground pentrating radar in a no mans land 1 mile out in front. land mine the crap out of it. have man traps and everything. put our money where it matters. guard towers ever 1000 ft along the whole border and build a canal which is easy out along the front of this whole thing so the coast guard and navy can use fast mover boats to interdict the swimming wet backs. We can stop em i know we can stop the bean pickers once and for all! and then its time to clean house once we get the tit turned off. deport deport deport until theres no more illegals to deport. hooooraaaaaaaah

Answer 5

I've been in and out of Mexico so many times I've lost count. Never, ever did the Mexican government give me so much as a dime for a handout. And you know what.... I certainly would not expect it. I'm no one's charity case. For some reason, that logic is enstilled in those who were born on this soil to legal parents. On the flip side, those who want to slide back and forth between borders have no allegiance to this country. The Mexican government needs to get its head out of the sand and help its own people with economic assistance. The USA is not one big day care, free of charge.

Answer 6

Illegals should NOT receive any assistance whatsoever!! Keyword - ILLEGAL!!!

Americans have to pay for medical costs (for example) for Illegals and it is NOT fair or just!!

If ILLEGALS want to receive any public assistance of any kind they need to 1) learn to adapt to the American way of life, 2) learn to speak English and 3) become a US Citizen!!!!!

Answer 7

The only assistance illegal immigrants should receive is travel assistance.
Like travel assistance right off of American soil.

A long time ago in a country far away people actually had to earn their money, they raised their crops and they ate their crops. People actually lived off of only what they could do for themselves.Now we have entire segments of the population that believe it is our job to fend for people who refuse to do what it takes to take care of themselves.
I don't mind to help somebody when they are down but when they put themselves into that position by lawlessness and selfish behavior it just doesn't make a lot of sense to help someone who refuses to do the right thing in the first place.

Answer 8

No- no public assistance. Let the private sector foot the bill, if they wanna. My grandparnts had to gain citizenship legally - the right way - so should everyone else.

Answer 9

I don't think they should get anything for free. It is totally unfair that American citizens foot the bill. There are thousands of citizens that work every day, were born here and get no free health care, so why are the illegals allowed to. Deport them all, if they are sick, boohoo, go home!

Answer 10

No, they shouldn't.

No, it's not fair to American taxpayers, citizens, and legal residents.

I'm an American citizen in need and I don't receive assistance of any type. Unfortunately, my skin is white, therefore I don't qualify.