Report: Over half of immigrants on some form of welfare

[AminWi]

Originally Posted by jp03

But your grandparents had NO safety net ..they sank or swam ....get it??????

My grandparents (and even great-grandparents) had Social Security and Medicare in their retirement years. None of us who live in the US and have relatives who live here has seen what life without any social safety net looks like.

[AminWi]

Originally Posted by MPowering1

That seemed unbelievable to me until I clicked on the link in your quoted post and saw they are including things like:

Breast/Cervical cancer early detection
Additional Child Tax Credit
Earned Income Tax Credit
Various Education Grants

It's ridiculous that the government taxes us the way they do and then considers any little bit thrown our way to be a form of welfare.

Were these things also considered welfare for the purpose of the original statistic on immigrants as well, I wonder?

As somone married to an immigrant who knows many, many immigrants, all of whom are hardworking and many of whom are more successful than myself, I'm surprised by this statistic.

[jp03]

Originally Posted by AminWi

My grandparents (and even great-grandparents) had Social Security and Medicare in their retirement years. None of us who live in the US and have relatives who live here has seen what life without any social safety net looks like.

That's for retirement..what do es that have to do with it? We ALL have that.

[stevek64]

Originally Posted by trusso11783

Don't feel sorry for me. Feel sorry for this country for allowing the law abiding, tax paying, hard working citizens to get screwed. I am not an unhappy person. I am just passionate about watching my country turn into a welfare state by allowing criminals (which is anyone who enters the country illegally) be allowed to remain here, collect any type of benefit or get any type of medical assistance. Just because Obama refuses to enforce the law of the land and the constitution doesn't mean it is ok. This country cannot sustain itself economically by allowing this.

I actually feel bad for you. You are a bleeding heart liberal who loves to spend others' money.

Bingo!

Originally Posted by jp03

But your grandparents had NO safety net ..they sank or swam ....get it??????

Good point. People don't push/drive as much when they know they have an easy way out. This is fact.

I'd also like to see our country enact standards that only allow people in who can sustain themselves economically. They have a skill set. At least a minimum amount of education, giving preference to those with degrees/advanced skill sets. Have a minimum amount of savings before being allowed in.

Of course with our open border "policy", this is all foolish pie in the sky thinking on my part......

[AminWi]

Originally Posted by jp03

That's for retirement..what do es that have to do with it? We ALL have that.

It's a big part of the social safety net.

[jp03]

Originally Posted by AminWi

It's a big part of the social safety net.

Fine..but I am referring to the welfare net..social services net...FREE HEALTHCARE net. Those did not exist in the Ellis Island days.