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Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks

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  1. m463 · · focus · HN ↗
    I was wondering what this was.

    SAVE - Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Systematic_Alien_Verification_for_Entitlements" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Systematic_Alien_Verification_...

    1. delichon · · focus · HN ↗

        You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state. -- Milton Friedman
      Turns out you can, but for how long?
      1. Muromec · · focus · HN ↗
        For as long as you make it possible and attractive for new immigrants to join the this Ponzi schemw
        1. rattlesnakedave · · focus · HN ↗
          Calling the welfare state a Ponzi scheme doesn’t magically make every new entrant a net contributor.
          1. Muromec · · focus · HN ↗
            Why would you ever want to be a net contributor to a Ponzi scheme?
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