Some core stats on immigrants and use of welfare programs

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Some core stats on immigrants and use of welfare programs

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From a column by Dennis Prager:

"Though many wonderful immigrants come from the world’s worst places, there is some connection between the moral state of an immigrant’s country and the immigrant’s contribution to America. According to data from the Center for Immigration Studies, 73 percent of households headed by Central American and Mexican immigrants use one or more welfare programs, as do 51 percent of Caribbean immigrants and 48 percent of African immigrants. Contrast that with 32 percent of East Asians and 26 percent of Europeans."

This is why we need to be more selective in our immigration practices, looking at English language skills, education, work/trade skills, etc. as core components of the evaluation criteria.
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I really like Prager.
"I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Some core stats on immigrants and use of welfare program

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133743Hokie wrote:From a column by Dennis Prager:

"Though many wonderful immigrants come from the world’s worst places, there is some connection between the moral state of an immigrant’s country and the immigrant’s contribution to America. According to data from the Center for Immigration Studies, 73 percent of households headed by Central American and Mexican immigrants use one or more welfare programs, as do 51 percent of Caribbean immigrants and 48 percent of African immigrants. Contrast that with 32 percent of East Asians and 26 percent of Europeans."

This is why we need to be more selective in our immigration practices, looking at English language skills, education, work/trade skills, etc. as core components of the evaluation criteria.
WHAT????

All those taco trucks are not making millions... i may have to change my business plan
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Re: Some core stats on immigrants and use of welfare program

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133743Hokie wrote:From a column by Dennis Prager:

"Though many wonderful immigrants come from the world’s worst places, there is some connection between the moral state of an immigrant’s country and the immigrant’s contribution to America. According to data from the Center for Immigration Studies, 73 percent of households headed by Central American and Mexican immigrants use one or more welfare programs, as do 51 percent of Caribbean immigrants and 48 percent of African immigrants. Contrast that with 32 percent of East Asians and 26 percent of Europeans."

This is why we need to be more selective in our immigration practices, looking at English language skills, education, work/trade skills, etc. as core components of the evaluation criteria.
The WH could use someone like you. Just one. Rich Lowry has been doing a good job of getting similar points out there. They make sense.
It's too bad no one in the WH can (or will) make a cogent argument, there are lots of them.
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