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Just to put it into perspective, theoretically, I trust that the general rule is that you shouldn't be able to go on a dole in the US for 5 years, as a LEGAL immigrant.
But there's loopholes - firstly, about one in ten children born in US today, maybe even more already, is born to illegal aliens, becomes a citizen, and is therefore immediately eligible and signed up for means tested benefits. By the way the Supreme Court ruling related to the 14th amendment, birthright citizenship, remains one of the most controversial rulings in the US history, with vast repercussions.
Another loophole - for example California ruled it's illegal to ask about the immigration background. I'm not sure what are the rules in other so called sanctuary cities, but likely not too different. This has not been overruled even by the infamous ballot - proposition 187 where the citizens, in 1994, voted to stop benefits and public services usage by illegal aliens / undocumented migrants. This was merely ignored by the state administration at the time, and continues to be ignored by today, with ever growing vehemence.
Add in chain migration (pretty much uncontrolled, certainly not merit based, generally very low educational levels) that should constitute as much as 50 pct. of the current legal migration to US, associated high fertility rates, and you are heading towards a socio-economical disaster.
You can have all the rules in the world, yet they also need to be enforced, if you enable state entities to not enforce them, even oppose them, this surely, and inevitably gets out of hand.
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