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

Again what I say Veterans first and no-one should forget that if there is room for others so be it but absolutely Veterans first that's my opinion.

Let's honor those that are serving and those that have served. With Veterans Day behind us now. We should never forget about those that are wearing or have worn a military uniform.

We all have made many sacrifices and many of us have put our lives on the line to assure and protect the freedoms that we have. We deserve to recognized for our commitment to serving this country 365 days a year not just on Veterans Day.

It means something to be a Military member and a Veteran. Many in our society are clueless to that. I served with some very brave men and women. Many of them we are still close friends to this very day. Despite some off the hardships and deployments overseas several times. If I could
do it again I'll do it with absolutely no regrets whatsoever with a smile on my face.

Despite many efforts by politicians for several decades to place the issues facing Veterans on the back burner. We must hold them accountable and let them know it is absolutely unacceptable and we will not go down without a heck of a fight because that's what we do..

So I would like to say to all past, present and future men and women in uniform thank you and may God bless you and your families. As the saying goes we my not know them all but we owe them all.

Peace

Absolutely not. As opposed to deporting them because we all know they come back, use those FEMA Camps to house them. Let them work by cleaning up roads, or some other work camp jobs so they can pay their own way. Give them the opportunity to become legal citizens, pay taxes like everyone else, etc. Then they can earn their SSN like I did.

They can't contrary to right-wing hype.
Nor is there any push or legislation to enable this.

I would rather be a healthy peasant than a rich king
The Health and care and assistance for Veterans should come before all.
Our Health is the greatest of all our possessions. That's why it's imperative that the VA assures that Veterans care is improved and get rid of the Manager's that are falsifying records on appointments and their facilities are providing sub par care so they can receive bonuses how selfish is that. These unscrupulous Manager's put their bonuses above the life's of Veterans. That's very cold blooded. We know that in battle serving some of us will never return home alive. However that shouldn't be case losing lives of Veterans because they couldn't get an appointment. We must contact our elected politicians and let them hear it from us that we will not stand for Veterans to continually be mistreated and receive sub par care.

Just because I receive good care from the VA facility in Martinez California. It doesn't make me feel any better knowing that somewhere out there a Veteran died because he or she couldn't get an appointment or they committed suicide because they were so frustrated with the system.

Keep in mind how long did our government deny agent orange? I wasn't there but I talked to so many guys that explained how the herbicide was all over the foliage and everything around them. Now let's fast forward almost 700,000 of us were sent to the Persian Gulf in 1991. Many returned with illnesses that couldn't be determined what they were. Headaches, nausea and rashes etc. Later to know as the Gulf War Illness. Most of the Veterans are having a heck of a time with the VA Benefits system again because the government is in denial.

This is not right it's unacceptable and should not be happening at all! Although the system has improved there is still a lot of work to be done. Again I say we as brothers and sisters we must hold these so called Veteran friendly Politicians accountable to deliver not on promises but on what's right. Let's not let them continue to play Russian roulette with our health care. Because our health is the main source off our wealth!

Peace!

A little off subject but I think the government should do a heck of a better job caring for Veterans. That should be this country first order of business when it comes to providing services and assistance to any group of people absolutely no offense intended to any one. I am so sick and tired of hearing so many lying politicians say what they are going to do for Veterans. Then they back door us screwing us out of something we deserve. My question is why are there so many homeless veterans? When the peace treaties are negotiated and signed. The fight and war isn't over for the Veterans it continues. However politicians can easily agree on spending trillions of dollars sending us into battle. Then why can't the politicians come to their senses and agree on spending billions taking care of the Veterans? As politicians they don't have to be brave to send us into battle. The ones that go into battle are the braves ones putting their lives on the line to ensure we have a free nation . However the politicians should have some decency to see that we get what we deserve when and if we return and not have to fight our own government for it. This shouldn't be a partisan issue when it comes to looking out for Veterans.

Illegal immigrants are NOT allowed to receive SNAP benefits, and must provide proof of status when applying. Don't believe all of the stories out there, because there's a lot of myths about who is eligible. There's also many anecdotal stories about fraud, like the guy who bought crab legs on food stamps (which turned out to be a guy who stole a food stamp card from his ex-girlfriend in Michigan, and spent her food stamps on expensive seafood, and when the receipt was found and the internet outrage began, the state of michigan stood up and said "Nope. He already went to jail for stealing the card.") The exceptions that you see in this source (below) provide for refugees and those with asylum status - which aren't as numerous as you might think. It's also important to note that there are waiting periods for many of them. https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/snap-policy-non-citizen-eligibility

no

Sorry, no.

The total amount spent on such programs is a drop in the bucket in comparison to wasteful domestic spending. If it goes to feed and give medical care to human beings, I'm cool with it. Multiple times of that amount are spent on bombs that kill innocent people in the countries the US government is bombing on a daily basis.

Absolutely not! Unless they are paying taxes or their employer does, they should not be able to access those benefits. If they are here illegally and not working, should be removed immediately. Well, actually if here illegally, should be removed, working or not.