We asked thousands of people whether they thought illegal immigrants should be eligible for welfare benefits in the United States. We were not surprised by the response we received. The results are shown below.

6% of Americans think illegal immigrants SHOULD be eligible for welfare benefits in the United States.
94% of Americans think illegal immigrants SHOULD NOT be eligible for welfare benefits in the United States.

The votes coming through so far indicate that the vast majority of people feel that those who are not United States citizens SHOULD NOT be eligible for welfare benefits in the United States. No surprises here.

The reason this is an important question is because many illegal immigrants receive a great deal of taxpayer funded assistance when they come into this country. It seems like common sense that the government would not pay for this kind of thing, but there seems to be a shortage of common sense these days.

It appears that the readers and respondents to this poll seem to have some common sense. Let’s make sure that the people in America who pay taxes are taken care of first. When there’s extra money, let’s then decide who to support.

What do you think?