[You Dirty Rats]

The Federal Government does not provide free public school education or free unlimited medical care. If these services are provided, it's by State and Local Governments.

I don't agree with any level of government providing free social services to Legal immigrants and Americans, much less illegals -- certainly not on the current level. Some minimum benefits for the truly needy I can live with, but we need more workers and producers in this country -- not more leeches.

It has been pointed out in the past that Texas has less of a problem with illegal aliens than California, and it's also been pointed out that Texas is less generous with free social services and free $$$$ than California. That is not a coincidence, any more than it is a coincidence that San
Francisco is overrun with "homeless" (i.e. BUMS) collecting $400 a month from the City.

[hchutch]

Interesting correlation. Could it be that the problem isn't immigration, but the welfare state instead?

[Froggie]

"The Federal Government does not provide free public school education or free unlimited medical care. If these services are provided, it's by State and Local Governments."

You are technically correct, these "free" services are provided by the state taxpayers - under federal MANDATE!
Without federal compensation.

Give-away programs (free health care, education, social services) are costing the states billions and raising all our taxes!

[af_vet_rr]

It has been pointed out in the past that Texas has less of a problem with illegal aliens than California, and it's also been pointed out that Texas is less generous with free social services and free $$$$ than California.

Those of us in Texas also understand (which many elsewhere don't) that "free social services" and anything else in that area with the word "free" attached to it are not. There is no such thing as "free social services" or "free public schooling", etc. because at some point you and I and other legal taxpayers pay for it.