If they do not become citizens. that is certainly their option. but they do not have the option to say. "Yes. take care of us. taxpayers." If they pay taxes for 40 quarters then they could become eligible for benefits. A couple of other comments. We deny noncitizens from receiving food stamps until they become citizens or pay taxes for 10 years. We did the same thing with food stamps. Why should someone come to the United States as a noncitizen and say. "Give me food stamps"? Some people have criticized this by saying. "Wait. cuts in food stamps are draconian." We spent $26.2 billion this year in food stamps. In the year 2002. if you listen to some of the rhetoric. you would think we cut that in half. That is not the case. In the year 2002. 6 years from now. we will spend over $30 billion in food stamps. So we are spending more money in food stamps every year. but we are saying to the people who are noncitizens who come to the United States. they are not automatically entitled to continue receiving benefits forever. Mr. President.
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