Now the various kinds of welfare are the greater attraction. None of these kids, these 80 thousand kids or whatever, are coming for jobs. Many jobs have been lost since 2007 too. I doubt jobs have been greatest attraction since California started doling out the benefits bigtime, though it was for a long time.
Besides, the welfare cases are the most devastating to the economy.
Now the various kinds of welfare are the greater attraction. None of these kids, these 80 thousand kids or whatever, are coming for jobs.The attraction for the "children," many of whom are teenagers, is that they are being reunited with their parent. There has been a large number of what they call family units, mothers with their children. If the 43% number is true, i.e., 43% of those coming across are joining their relatives, then this is the motivation. And there is no doubt that the signal sent by Obama's DACA amnesty in 2012 was that all you needed to do was to get here while under 16 and you can stay. In fact, that is a correct perception.
Historical ICE deportation records show a steady decline in the number of youths (under age 18) removed from 2008 to 2013. The number of Central American minors deported declined despite the increased number of minors arriving over the last several years. Ninety-four percent of the Central American minors deported in 2013 were originally arrested by the Border Patrol (not by ICE in the interior). The number of deported youths here refers to any alien aged 17 or younger at the time of deportation.
So specifically, what welfare benefits are the "children" seeking? Why are we not being flooded by Mexican children? Why the surge since 2012?
Many jobs have been lost since 2007 too. I doubt jobs have been greatest attraction since California started doling out the benefits bigtime, though it was for a long time.
Jobs with higher pay are THE attraction for adult legal immigrants and illegal aliens. Yes, both use welfare to a greater extent than the native born, but immigrants are getting the jobs and the native born are not getting the jobs. You can work and still receive welfare.
77 percent of immigrants from El Salvador (ages 25 to 54) have a job, as do 74 percent of Guatemalan immigrants and 73 percent of Honduran immigrants. The corresponding figure for natives is 76 percent.
Besides, the welfare cases are the most devastating to the economy.
Our legal immigration policies import poverty. 20% of the adult legal immigrants lack a high school diploma. We have been bringing in 1.1 million legal immigrants for almost 25 years. And when you increase the supply of labor, you put more native born on welfare because the immigrants are taking their jobs and depressing wages.
SHOCK VIDEO>>> Illegals Arrive in Bus and Shop at Walmart With EBT Cards--North Carolina Sylvia Locklear was on her lunch break Sunday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. when she noticed something strange happening in the parking lot of Walmart in Concord, NC – there was busloads of what appeared to be adult illegal immigrants being dropped off to shop for everything from food to pillows and blankets. Angered by her discovery, Sylvia decided she was going to investigate a little further, and what she found should outrage every American citizen.
In the video above, Sylvia can be heard talking to another person who presumably was curious about what was going on, so she explained to them that prior to taking the video she had tried to talk to the people on the bus. Not only could they barely speak English, but one of them had said they had just arrived in America.
We all know that this has been happening, however, the sheriff of her town had said that they weren’t allowing any illegals to be shipped in, so it would appear as if the Obama regime is once again placing undue burdens on the states and not even letting them know what’s going on. What’s worse is that in the comments under the video she posted to Facebook, Sylvia said that when she was in line behind them that they were using government-issued EBT cards to pay for their purchases.