Or the AP sat on the story and sprung it when they thought it would do the most harm.
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They are here to get $ and then go home and retire. This is a big reason we need to start taxing all the money that leaves the US thru wire transfers, bank transfers, cashiers checks...etc. They aren't here to be a part of the US, they are here to milk us for money and take it with them to retire and live nicely.
I'm waiting for the story where he intends to build camps and load them up in box cars to take them to the camps.
Growing up on the border and being bilingual i have known of many illegal aliens who started a family, (which was fully paid for by the U.S taxpayer) gotten WIC, Section 8 housing, free healthcare for their kids,EBT cards (which they can convert into cash in the barrio), free education, etc. This IS a way to make money in the US, for many it is 2nd and 3rd generations now "making" money this way.
Since you've got first hand experience, what would you estimate is the percentage of illegals who go after full blown benefits like that? I feel as though many people just believe that is what all illegals are doing. I've probably met some illegal aliens and didn't know about it, but don't know any currently. I do know poor immigrants that are here legally and don't even know how to get most of the things that you've listed, and have declined help from people suggesting those types of benefits just because they don't understand that they legally qualify, are too proud, think they'll get into trouble, or some combination. There are of course abusers of the system in all forms, but I have a feeling it might not be as rampant as people assume that it is.