09-18-2015, 10:47 PM
Sally's got it... the child is a citizen, and in entitled to the benefits. It doesn't matter whether the parents are legal immigrants or illegal. The citizen child makes the 'family' eligible for some benefits.
And compared to where most of them come from, WIC alone is a golden ticket.
I actually think BG's idea isn't a bad one, but requires the overhaul of the immigration process as well.
HotD, there's plenty to read on the chain migration issue and how it got out of hand. It's a little maddening actually when you dig into it. I wasn't suggesting anything about the quality of the people who were coming (whether they were rabble rousers or not), just that the system led to an explosion in immigration that wasn't very controllable. The intent was to keep traditional families together, but the system was quickly gamed and swamped with extended family members. And each of those additional family members can then start the own 'link' in the chain, which adds more stress to the already burdened system. You can see how it can grow exponentially under those conditions, which is exactly what happens. Add to that people coming in illegally who don't want to wait in line, and you get what we have now.
It should have been scrapped and re-done years ago... but again, no political will and special interests win out.
And compared to where most of them come from, WIC alone is a golden ticket.
I actually think BG's idea isn't a bad one, but requires the overhaul of the immigration process as well.
HotD, there's plenty to read on the chain migration issue and how it got out of hand. It's a little maddening actually when you dig into it. I wasn't suggesting anything about the quality of the people who were coming (whether they were rabble rousers or not), just that the system led to an explosion in immigration that wasn't very controllable. The intent was to keep traditional families together, but the system was quickly gamed and swamped with extended family members. And each of those additional family members can then start the own 'link' in the chain, which adds more stress to the already burdened system. You can see how it can grow exponentially under those conditions, which is exactly what happens. Add to that people coming in illegally who don't want to wait in line, and you get what we have now.
It should have been scrapped and re-done years ago... but again, no political will and special interests win out.