So the American born baby is the key. I've heard there are all kinds of tricks for eligibility.
Went to the Washington Dept. Social Services once with my stepson and they handed me a two page paper, both sides, with things I might be eligible for. All kinds of things, aid to the blind, housing, emergency cash, . . I was amazed and it was as if they were trying to get me to take advantage of it.
Told them I was there with my stepson and they backed off. He did get some temporary help, but it was like pulling teeth for him.
Regarding refugees, another reason to put the kibosh on this Syrian/ME refugee business. If I'm a 'refugee' I get up to 7 years free ride right off the bat. Just great. .
When I was an ew for food stamps it was super easy to spot the illegals. Their paperwork always had the American born kids listed as eligible and then everyone else in the household listed as ineligible. The income for the household was always really low so that they drew maximum benefits for the eligible kids. For rent they’d list stuff like....owner lets us live rent free to do maintenance on the place. That was to explain how they were living on what they supposedly made working.
They knew all the angles and there was no way of proving otherwise.