The modern American welfare system creates an incentive structure that prevents immigrants from assimilating by removing the necessity to work and participate in American society.

“The reason that so many people have left their home countries over the course of centuries to come to the United States is because the United States was a place that guaranteed opportunity but it did not guarantee a gigantic welfare system that actively prevented assimilation.”

Mass immigration negatively impacts American workers by creating competition for low-wage jobs and straining public services.

“every American worker then needs to be in constant competition with the cheapest labor in the world”

Immigration increases the overall size of the economic pie and competition is generally beneficial.

“increased competition overall is better like it's just the most basic like economic 101”