[bayourod]

"36 to 42 percent of illegal aliens are on welfare."

I have yet to see any source for that myth. Everything I've seen is just the opposite. Illegals are eligible for only a very few welfare programs. WIC is one of the few programs they qualify for, and that is only because the baby is an American citizen.

This entire essay is nothing but a compilation of myths and twisted statistics that originated on anti-immigrant sites such as CIS and other sites that can't even be referenced on FR.

[american spirit]

Yeah, but the one's they are eligible for are sucking us dry and add to that what's spent on their healthcare, education, etc. that are non-welfare specific.

[Happy2BMe]

"Everything I've seen is just the opposite."

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The OPPOSITE of the truth is called a DECEPTION:

Is There A Backbone In The House?

Main Entry: de·cep·tion
Pronunciation: di-'sep-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English decepcioun, from Middle French deception, from Late Latin deception-, deceptio, from Latin decipere to deceive
1 a : the act of deceiving b : the fact or condition of being deceived
2 : something that deceives : TRICK
- de·cep·tion·al /-sh&-n&l/ adjective
synonyms DECEPTION, FRAUD, DOUBLE-DEALING, SUBTERFUGE, TRICKERY mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. DECEPTION may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource <magicians are masters of deception>. FRAUD always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice <indicted for fraud>. DOUBLE-DEALING suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude <a go-between suspected of double-dealing>. SUBTERFUGE suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end <obtained the papers by subterfuge>. TRICKERY implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat <resorted to trickery to gain their ends>.

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(FR Open Border Opinion Poll captured on 13 Feb, 2005 at 10:00 PM EST)

Free Republic Opinion Poll: Please indicate whether or not you support or oppose open borders and illegal immigration.

Composite Opinion
I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration.	94.4%		4,020
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration.	2.9%		125
Undecided/Pass.	2.7%		115
	100.0%		4,260
Member Opinion
I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration.	94.3%		2,954
Undecided/Pass.	3.4%		105
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration.	2.3%		73
	100.0%		3,132
Non-Member Opinion
I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration.	94.5%		1,066
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration.	4.6%		52
Undecided/Pass.	0.9%		10
	100.0%		1,128
				THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE!

[onyx]

Oh, rod, rod, rod, *sigh*