[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Dr.Butler

I get the frustration; the situation in cities like NYC and Chicago is certainly complex, but some of these claims need clarification.

Yes, there have been cases where cities have provided temporary shelter (including hotel rooms) and basic necessities to migrants, especially during recent surges. But these are emergency measures, often coordinated with nonprofits or funded partially through state or federal aid, not blanket “free perks.”

Free schools? That’s been the law since the 1982 Plyler v. Doe Supreme Court ruling — all children, regardless of immigration status, have the right to public education.

Health care? Undocumented immigrants can’t access Medicare, Medicaid, or ACA plans in most cases. They can only get emergency treatment, which hospitals are legally required to provide.

Free phones? That’s a misunderstanding. Phones are sometimes issued to asylum seekers as part of a tracking system — not for personal use, but to ensure they attend court hearings.

Free food? Some food assistance comes from local charities or short-term programs, not long-term taxpayer-funded benefits like SNAP, which undocumented immigrants don’t qualify for.

Also worth noting: undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes every year through sales tax, property tax (even when renting), and even payroll tax if they’re working under borrowed or fake SSNs. Yet they can’t claim most public benefits.

There’s room for debate on how best to manage immigration, but we need to be clear on the facts if we’re going to have an honest conversation.

Last paragraph...."how best to manage immigration?" Actually, it is ILLEGAL immigration that I am opposed to. I see on TV huge line of ILLEGALS crossing our border into our country. Our country that I served in the military for. Those people have NOT served the US - our country. They are here to freeload on America's success. They bring diseases due to being un-vaccinated and we don't know their CRIMINAL RECORDS. There are unskilled men and women and they bring children that they expect America to educate. Basically, we don't either NEED or WANT them here. They just cause problems and then there is the add-on problem that some of them cause crime - over and above their INITIAL crime of transgressing our borders.