[javadog]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Considering the population is ~1/2 to ~1/3 your assumption of the number of "examples" you'd loose.

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/18_1214_PLCY_pops-est-report.pdf

Or do you buy that garbage that they, the undocumented / unauthorized, are eligible for public assistance?

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33809.pdf

First, I think the illegal alien population is much higher than the 11-12M number that is bandied about by the media. Recent estimates put it at 2 or more times that many.

I hear on the news the other day a border patrol spokesperson that mentioned they estimate that they catch only 1/2 to 1/3 of all that try to cross. It used to be half, lately they think it's closer to 1/3.

As for the public assistance, I think everyone agrees that illegals do receive help in many forms. The cost to taxpayers has been estimated to be a pretty high number.