I totally agree. That is why I asked it as a question to promote discussion. I also think that we should do away with "citizenship by the soil" so that simply being born in the US to non-citizens does NOT confer citizenship status, thus reducing the incentive for pregnant women to come here as aliens just to head to the hospital for a free delivery of both their baby and an American child who goes immediately on Medicaid.
How about let's begin by demanding it become mandatory that only a legal citizen be eligible to apply for benefits on behalf of themselves or for minors in their legal custody? Then we make it mandatory that any applicant for benefits be required to qualify with a minimum twenty consecutive quarter contributions to the SSI trust fund by either themselves or a legal guardian sponsor. Then lastly, we implement a scannable, verifiable SSI card that could help reduce systemwide fraud.