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We have 12 million americans unemployed and millions more that are underemployed. when you break down the numbers, it comes to 4.40 a day. that is less than a value of a mcdonalds meal. >> i know we have evidence, but there is evidence to back up the fact that a lot of people who get it dont deserve it. people were buying snacks and potato chips and chewing gum with the card. >> it underscores when we get reform, you have to have a better economy like we had in the mid1990s. this kind of thing s...

>> i love bob. >> can you expand on what you are talking about though. >> yes. welfare for children of -- there is a program that the more children you get, the more money you get and the fathers have no -- these guys go around getting people pregnant. the other thing is we built these god awful tall buildings , and they became crime infested. projects. we put projects every place. >> the welfare program is bad and not helpful. then arent bigger and more welfare programs less helpful? >> i want ...

>> the vast majority of illegal aliens are consuming welfare programs. which have illegals coming here, taking jobs. we have people at me that need these jobs. >> but are businesses really ready to get rid of such cheap and dependable labor? how many jobs are immigrants really taking away from americans? it may be a policy debate in washington, but in the orange groves of polk county, florida, its a life of fear, back-breaking labor, and the looming threat of deportation. this is the hardest ive...

>> trayvon, fight the man, we can, we can. mmm, delicious orange juice. we all drink it. but do you ever think about where it comes from? these people do. theyre undocumented immigrants, and they know where it comes from, because they pick the oranges that are in it. they also pick the tomatoes in your salad, mow your lawns, clean your hotel rooms, hang your drywall. even help raise your children. right now there is an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country today. ...

Programs. the state simply forgot to verify. big oops, suzanne. >> big oops is right. are they going to be able to recover any of this money? >> they are. state agencies have been given a list of names to go after, but the payments are made to thousands of people two to four years ago. the comptrollers office is also investigating possible fraud charges in this, specifically for the improper medicaid payments and more oversight is coming to make sure this doesnt happen again. suzan suzanne? >> l...

Alison, how does something like that happen? >> makes you wonder, right? if you ask the state comptroller, theyll tell you the millions of dollars paid mistakenly, that was just a simple oversight because state agencies failed to check applicant names against county and state prison data. they realized that the new jersey state comptrollers office did a big mistake and found state agencies made $23 million in improper payments to prisoners over a 22-month period. look at what this includes. more...

Then was simple. s work hard, respect your country, provide a good education for your kids. the u.s.a. was not ayour fair f society back then as blacks and other minorities were still denied equal rights. but most americans viewed their country as noble after defeated the evil in berlin and tokyo. now, my parents were among the majority of americans who felt this way. hard forr worked modest pay, was honest, didnt want anything from the government. wan didnt get drunk or takeet drugs. he didnt t...

Then was simple. s work hard, respect your country, provide a good education for your kids. the u.s.a. was not ayour fair f society back then as blacks and other minorities were still denied equal rights. but most americans viewed their country as noble after defeated the evil in berlin and tokyo. now, my parents were among the majority of americans who felt this way. hard forr worked modest pay, was honest, didnt want anything from the government. wan didnt get drunk or takeet drugs. he didnt t...

Registration fee and have to be gainfully employed. you wont qualify for federal benefits and then after all of that you dont get to apply for anything until the enforcement mechanisms are in place. i would argue it would be cheaper, faster and easier to go back home and wait ten years than it will be to go through the process is i outlined. that is why it the not amnesty. we dont award anything. you have to qualify and apply for it. that is the key distinction. if someone being in the country e...

Think tanks here in washington, and theyre looking at the actual surveys the government collects on immigrants and natives and then teasing out who the illegal immigrants are and look how much theyre currently and might likely use a service and how much they pay in taxes. now, and if they get the amnesty, and what it shows its going to be a big fiscal hit for taxpayers. >> neil: welcome make the assumption theyre getting something off the system right knew, but as citizens or those who will be e...