Immigrants should be self supporting as long as they do not have refugee status.
https://www.ascentria.org/frequently...resettlement-1
The US government is not a socialist welfare state like many EU countries are.
Immigrants should receive the highest wages the market will pay. Immigrants pay federal, state and local taxes.
Immigrants with some exceptions (h1b visas) compete with poorly educated *white people* workers.
I could care less if the clerk at the 7/11 or gas station is someone of color or a piece of white trash -- that is who does that work.