[ArneFufkin]

If San Antonio gave welfare benefits to illegals and did not arrest and deliver illegals to the INS when apprehended, and Austin gave illegals the same benefits and security - but San Marcos refused to provide them entitlements and the police were active in apprehending and deporting illegals .... these guys will NOT stop and locate in San Marcos. It's that simple.

It's the local liberals, not George W. Bush, that causes these problems. Local issues are managable. County Board by County Board, school district by school district, sheriff by sheriff.

[Texasforever]

The fact is that the total welfare case load in Texas is approx. 155,000 families out of a state population of 30 million that includes ALL races. That is what that “Liberal“ Bush left with us after 6 years as a “liberal“ rino governor.. That is why Texas does not have an "illegal alien" problem. The free loaders move to high welfare states like California. Those we have here work their butts off. If those in other states have an illegal alien problem they need look no further than their state governments.

[Texasforever]

Here are the facts:

TEXAS

WELFARE REFORM (TANF) PROGRESS STATUS Texas's welfare caseload (TANF/AFDC families) has dropped 61.6% in the last six years, from 278,146 cases in January 1993 to 106,805 cases in September 1999. This decrease is significantly higher than the 50.2% U.S. average caseload reduction during this period. Texas ranks 15th among all states and the District of Columbia in welfare caseload reduction in the last six years. On a positive note, since October 1996, the start of the PRWORA Welfare Reform, Texas's welfare caseload has decreased by 55.3%, which ranks 11th among all states and the District of Columbia. For the last three months for which comparable data are available (July 1999–September 1999), Texas ranks 37th among all states in TANF reduction, with a three-month caseload percentage decrease of 0.6%.
WELFARE REFORM
Caseload Reduction
State Ranking	Reduction	Current Caseload*
15	61.6%	106,805
Dependency
State Ranking	Dependency Ratio**
18	1 of 70 people