I am beginning to think that why should a boy down the street give his life for a country that is willing to sell itself out. There is no way the system can swallow 12 to 20 million new legals with access to SSI, SS, and Medicare,...as well as a string of other services. Until they fix “anchor baby” the country will eventually sink into anarchy.
“I am beginning to think that why should a boy down the street give his life for a country that is willing to sell itself out.”
How absolutely right you are. I greatly admire our armed forces not only for their heroism but mostly for their dedication to a government that sells out their homeland as their backs are turned while facing the enemy. What a shameless bunch of politicians do we have in Washington.
Your thoughts aren't lost on those who are now fighting in the war. My American flag flies for them.
Amnesty Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers at Least $2.6 Trillion
Heritage Foundation | June 6, 2007 | Robert Rector
NOTE: Pres Bush has asked the Senate to reconsider S.1348 the Senate amnesty bill that was recently defeated. S.1348 would grant amnesty to nearly all illegal immigrants currently in the United States.
Overall, the net cost to taxpayers is likely to be at least $2.6 trillion.
Illegal immigrants generally have very low education levels. 61 percent of illegal immigrant adults lack a high school diploma. Illegal immigrants have a poverty level that is roughly twice that of native-born Americans.
The Senate's bill would offer amnesty and a path to citizenship to 12 to 12.5 million illegals currently in the U.S. In addition, its lax evidentiary standards would encourage millions more to apply for amnesty fraudulently.
Because there is no numeric limit on the number of amnesties that could be granted under the bill, the actual numbers who would receive amnesty under the bill could be far higher.
Eligibility for government benefits means that the former illegal immigrant or his family members obtains the same benefits as a U.S. citizen would have.
Children born within the United States to illegal immigrants, including Z visa holders, are potentially eligible for all welfare benefits from the moment of birth through the reat of their lives.
In addition, adult Z visa holders and their foreign-born children will be eligible for medical care under the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Program.
Z visa holders will be given lawful Social Security numbers which makes them eligible for two refundable tax credits: The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Additional Child Tax Credit.
These credits provides cash welfare assistance... Irrespective of employment history, amnesty recipients will become eligible for 60 different federal welfare programs five years after receiving legal permanent residence.
When the amnesty recipients reach retirement age, total benefits received will OUTSTRIP TAXES PAID BY ROUGHLY SEVEN TO ONE. (Excerpt) Read more at heritage.org ...