I don't think it's a problem if illegals get benefits, I think it's GOOD. It's a GOOD thing if they do, when they do. And I'm sorry to break this to you, but sometimes (not ALWAYS, and not OFTEN) they do.
In my neighborhood, which is the place I was referring to, immigrants are split between Puerto Rican, Dominicans, Mexicans, and scattered South Americans. Since Puerto Ricans have American citizenship, they can legally qualify for welfare benefits. One of the main scams going is to fake birthcertificates/papers from the PR, so you can get medicaid and housing. Medicaid fraud is massive--one really simple and easy form I know of is this: if you look hispanic at all, you can borrow or pay to anybody's card who's name sounds hispanic and go to a hospital/pharmacy. Forty bucks for a fake license on Times Square and voila. The projects are full of illegals who through "cohabitation" end up with apartments and such. It's really not as hard as you may think to scam the gov. There are white people who make a good living off it, too.
Like I said before, it's usually through loopholes. It's not easy, or upfront, or "above board". But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I don't think we should kick them out because of this. I don't particularly care if thousands and millions more people come into the U.S. from wherever. The economy is global at this point anyway, we're all going to pay for poverty and "development" one way or another, right?
As far as I'm concerned, I think they should find new and better ways of scamming the shit out of the system. I won't stop them. Or ask anyone else to try.
Jeeezzzz. I didn't figure I'd have to explain all of this.