Oh, there's dreams and promises allright. Your statement might make sense if it weren't for:
I've admitted that they receive welfare benefits right here in the conversation.
But, it's an investment. And here in Montgomery County, MD, the taxpayer base has exploded.
* They're virtually all Catholic. (don't snicker)
* They make lots of babies.
Somebody has to replenish the FICA pond. I recall back in the late Clinton years, it was revealed that there was over $586M in collected FICA taxes from fraudulently used SS numbers.
Who in the hell is going to want that to stop?
It must be my age....coming to terms with my own mortality.
Whether they came thru Ellis Island, like my grandparents, or they were dropped off by the government, those children are not to blame.
And it could be a helluva lot worse. They could be devout Muslims. (see Europe)