“Which helps explain why immigrants can be depicted on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays as indolent leeches who flock to the United States to go on welfare — and condemned on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays for taking away jobsthat would otherwise go to Americans.”
And the fact of the matter is that both statements are true.
Since they get both jobs and welfare with fake IDs, there is nothing to stop them from working and drawing welfare/food stamps.
Pedro works in construction either for cash, or with a fake ID claiming 10 dependents. No taxes paid, no need to file tax returns.
Pedro’s wife works as a maid with fake ID and claims single with 5 dependents. She gets a huge EIC check back from the IRS, along with welfare, food stamps, and section 8 housing.
Together they get about $60K a year in cash, and the taxpayers pay all their living expenses!
Individual circumstances may vary, but that’s about the gist of it. You can send home and/or save a hell of a lot of $$$ when some other sap is paying all your living expenses.