We greet them on our shores. take them to the welfare office. and they are told. or it is implied. that "If you are going to become a true American. sign up for all the welfare programs and you do not have to worry about working." Now. we did not intend to do that. In fact. it is a consequence of our effort to save money that they were confronted with that situation. Nonetheless. they have been confronted with it. and being very reasonable individuals. being very conscientious and wanting to be part of America. they have fallen into the trap that we have established for them with the result that 70 percent of those Southeast Asians who are here as refugees are welfare dependent. Now. that means to me that we need to make some changes and also suggests very strongly that we. despite our best efforts. have not done the oversight that needs to be done.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that Southeast Asian refugees are welfare dependent due to the system.