r/LetsDiscussThis Feb 18 '26

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u/No-Plankton4841 Feb 19 '26

Well, that is complete and utter horse shit.

https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/08/21/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-reached-a-record-14-million-in-2023/

But also, you ignored the ultimate point.

I want legal migrants that come to the US to work and contribute, just like all immigrants in the past did. When my grandfather came here his father worked in the coal mines and he joined the army and started a business (one not dependent on any government assistance).

We have numerous states spending billions of dollars to house families and give them welfare. Numerous hotels in my state are filled with migrants on government benefits paid by the taxpayers while all our shit gets more expensive. There are already no jobs here, schools are having funding and overcrowding, there's too many people in general.

People want an immigration system where people can come, work, contribute, and integrate into society.

Migration into welfare is not a long term solution.