[traderrob6]

“The bill will dramatically raise spending and increase welfare costs”.

Makes no sense, please explain.

[jjotto]

...But what about all of the entitlement programs such as welfare?

Illegal immigrants are currently ineligible for most federal welfare benefits, but when you give citizenship as this bill does those currently here illegally will be eligible for welfare programs.

If just 60 percent of those currently here illegally get citizenship -- the ballpark figure of the number that have been here more than 5 years -- Robert Rector at the Heritage Foundation estimates that welfare costs will increase by more than $11 billion per year...