Issue 552 No services to non-citizens March 20, 2015

Non-citizens are people.  They in fact perform jobs and work like the rest of us.  The issue though is that some of them are here not to benefit our society, but to leech off of it.  Let me make this clear, those who want to support themselves and not be a leech, will in fact get out of poverty, but there are those non-citizens who steal from our country.  So what are we to do to solve this?

Cut off the Federal and State aid:  The only real solution is to make all welfare of non-citizens a local issue, save deportation if that becomes necessary (if a non-citizen is trapped they should be allowed to go to local authorities and deported in an expedited manner so they can go home).  By cutting all welfare off from these people at the Federal and State levels, who have no intention of becoming citizens, we will see the true worth of these people.  The reason why local government does not cut them off is because they will be the determiners if an individual gets aid or is considered a freeloader and thus deported immediately. Obviously standards will need to be put in place, but this eliminates much of the issue as localities can deport the freeloaders, or illegals in general if they are overwhelmed in their aid for these people. It should even be allowed for illegals to be swapped between localities (if situation permits) so that the other locality can reduce its economic burdens.  In short all welfare is expensive and we have to sort out helping our own citizens and those who want to be citizens first and kick the rest out (as unfortunate as it may or may not be).

Conclusion:  We cannot afford to accept those who are unwilling to care for themselves (not those who can't as they will be the exception).  America is a compassionate nation, but compassion must be balanced with a firm hand and a gentle nudge (or harder nudge when needed).  By denying all other forms of welfare save what localities want to give/willing to give, we can possibly solve our issue with free loaders coming into the country and focus on those who wish to be full citizens.