Do you think illegal immigrants should be able to use welfare/public assistance?

No. None of them deserve a thing. We didn’t fight fo other countries to come here, we fought to keep their lands free and the could live in their own homes. Giving out what we paid into is cutting our own throats. It taking away from our family’s. I will be damn if I’m giving up what I fought for for me, my kids or future generations. I’m not paying into a system and cut my granddaughters throat. Quit giving hand outs and teach these people, in their country, how to support themselves. We save them, now we support them? Not on my dime.

Hell no.

No they should not.

No

No, no, no illegals should never receive benefits that citizens. If they do, there’s no reason at to claim citizenship in this country. Citizens of the USA should come first.

If they can prove that they are doing jobs Americans don't want to do or cannot afford to do due to very low pay, I think it is only fair to allow public assistance, while processing their deportation paperwork. On the other hand, we must reform and expedite legal immigration, so that our country get the right mix of skilled labor. Lazy or unskilled Americans must be held accountable to work and earn a living. Drug test is a must. Oh, arm all law abiding citizens, so that lazy criminals will be dealt with swiftly when they rob and steal other people's property. You will see murder and robbery drop over night in freaking Chicago. I always want to buy a nice house there, but no way right now.

I see this question come up a lot and the reality is this question is meaningless for the simple reason that a illegal immigrate can not get welfare or public assistance. That is the law in all 50 states. I know we have all seen post on the internet saying that illegals get welfare but it’s just not true. Think about it a illegal goes into a government office and tells them all there info including address how long do you think it would be before they are deported. Come on use your heads. There are two things you can get as a illegal from the government. One is public schools can not turn away a illegal child under 18 and can’t release any information to anyone about that child being a illegal. The other is illegals can get emergency room care only if life threatening and can not be turned away. Look it up.

Yes I do.

NO! I totally concur with Cody.
I will add that I work with homeless (on the street, cold and hungry) every day. For a fraction of what the U.S. spends on "illegal" immigrants, veterans could regain their dignity.

No!!!! We do not owe them anything