[Trod Upon]

Food assistance and Medicaid are the programs most commonly used by illegal immigrants, mainly on behalf of their American-born children who get automatic citizenship. On the other hand, legal immigrant households take advantage of every available welfare program, according to the study, which attributes it to low education level and resulting low income. The highest rate of welfare recipients come from the Dominican Republic (82 %), Mexico and Guatemala (75%) and Ecuador (70%), according to the report, which says welfare use tends to be high for both new arrivals and established residents.

Looks like the problem is not so much whether the immigrants are legal or not but rather whether they are from third world or European/advanced Asian nations or not. Can't we just draw the logical conclusion that we don't need any more immigrants from Africa, the Middle East, or South of the Border? It seems obvious that immigrants from those regions are a net negative. I guess that's not politically correct, but we need to return to being factually correct while there's still time for America.

[La Lydia]

Yes, your logical conclusion is correct. This is all a result of the 1965 immigration bill (thanks Splash Kennedy) which opened the doors of our country to the dregs of the Third World and did nothing to enforce the laws requiring that people immigrate here legally. Big picture: for the past 40 year or so, our immigration policies and enforcement have been for the benefit for everyone in the world with the exception of the American people. Immigration does not serve our interests, or make us stronger. We are importing ignorance and poverty, and calling it “diversity.” We need the change the entire system, and only allow people to immigrate here who have something to contribute. This is the government’s doing, and we need to elect a government that will change it.