--- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory Stuart Pettigrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > George Phillies for President 2008 > [snip] > > Earlier this week, the Phillies campaign released an extended statement on > the campaign website (*http://philles2008.org* <http://philles2008.org/>) > and a press release regarding Phillies' actual position on immigration and > foreign worker. > > In the statement, Phillies said, " I support the Libertarian Party > Platform. You cannot have open borders and a large-scale welfare system at > the same time. You will go broke. [snip]
THIS IS COMPLETE AND UTTER NONSENSE!! In my TLE article of 2006-05-14 "Ask the Right Question" http://tinyurl.com/373dug <http://tinyurl.com/373dug> I point out that the problem is NOT "How do we protect our borders from immigrants?" The CORRECT problem statement (until we can abolish the system) IS "How do we protect our WELFARE SYSTEM from people who are not entitled to receive benefits, namely immigrants who are not yet US Citizens?" I further point out that since it is glaringly obvious that it is the WELFARE SYSTEM that is being defended, rather than "the border", the welfare offices are where the defenses need to be erected. The procedure to prevent non-citizens from using the US welfare system (or medical aid payment system or public school system) could be and should be the same procedure that the US Government uses to prevent non-citizens from getting US passports. That procedure is to require the individual APPLICANT to PROVE that s/he is a citizen of the US. The burden of proof is then upon the individual applicant, not on the public at large. Since writing the above, I have been informed that the Welfare system already has rules that only citizens can receive welfare, but that the Welfare supervisors violate the rules and do not require that Welfare dispensers confirm that the recipients are citizens. Why does Phillies--and those who support him--chose to ignore these points? Why not simply insist that the government obey and enforce the laws regarding welfare that currently exist! Dennis Wilson
