Grassroots Rally Team

Democrats Have No Incentive To Curb Illegal Immigration

A recent, rather biased, column asked us to take a new look at the old immigration problem, so here it goes. According to the Center For Immigration Studies, since 1980, 25.2 million legal immigrants have entered the United States, and 55 percent of them identified with the Democrat Party verses 30 percent with the Republicans. Of the estimated 20 million-plus illegal aliens in our country, 70 percent of them identified with the Democrats and only 15 percent with the GOP.

What explains this dynamic? It is because the majority of immigrants are poorer and less skilled than U.S. citizens and are, therefore, more dependent on big government social welfare programs. This is where the Democrats excel. Using taxpayer money, Democrats recognize that pandering to foreign immigrants - legal and illegal - with generous giveaways will result in votes and support from the recipients. The problem is that by giving away so much of the welfare, our poor citizens get shortchanged. The government handouts also encourage more illegal aliens to come across the borders with hands outstretched...