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By a ratio of three to one, Americans prefer to decrease rather than increase immigration into the U.S.[1] But the immigration bill passed by the Senate ("The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act," S.2611) contained a vast increase in legal immigration. This enormous increase in legal immigration has been effectively concealed from the public.
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The Index raises concerns about the ability of local governments toprovide aid and other assistance. They raise as well a traditionalrepublican concern about the long-term viability of politicalinstitutions when a significant portion of the population becomesdependent on government for most or all of their income.
Fact-checkers are disputing my conclusion that the Obama administration gutted the 1996 welfare-reform law by bureaucratic edict.