It Turns Out That Promising Free Stuff To Illegal Immigrants … Causes More Illegal Immigration 
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It Turns Out That Promising Free Stuff To Illegal Immigrants … Causes More Illegal Immigration 

Who could have seen this coming...?

Cabot Phillips

Fourteen months ago, ten candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination stood on a debate stage, hands raised high. 

After the debate moderator asked them collectively whether they would offer free healthcare to illegal immigrants, in a race to prove their progressive credentials, ten hands shot into the sky — though some candidates surely were tempted to raise two hands as an indicator of their zeal for the idea.

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