[skeeter]

In defense of the natives - the last census showed that immigrants are more than twice as likely to be recieving public assistence as the native born. Recent studies have shown the average illegal immigrant family receives $7k more in benefits than they pay in taxes. As many as a quarter of the inmates in federal prisons are illegal.

I have to wonder... has it become too much to ask for some control at the border so that only people who are of benefit not only to certain employers, but to the whole of the country as well?

[skeeter]

I have to wonder... has it become too much to ask for some control at the border so that only people who are of benefit not only to certain employers, but to the whole of the country as well, are allowed in?

[SONbrad]

From Post #153... (forgive me, I am not sure how to do all of the fancy formatting)

Contrary to stereotypes, there is no evidence that immigrants come to this country to receive welfare. Indeed, most studies show that immigrants actually use welfare at lower rates than do native-born Americans. For example, a study of welfare recipients in New York City found that only 7.7% of immigrants were receiving welfare compared to 13.3% for the population as a whole. Likewise, a nationwide study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that 12.8% of immigrants were receiving welfare benefits, compared to 13.9% of the general population.