Feds to file lawsuit over Arizona immigration law

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Where are the facts/stats upon which you're basing this statement?

The success of government safety nets is subjective, even when based on stats, and based on what you expect the outcome to be. If you expect large populations in cities to not be impoverished when they are on government assistance (as some expect) you may see the majority of U.S. cities as evidence that such safety nets cannot and do not work.

If you expect for people to simply be better off than they would be without the safety nets (being underemployed and impoverished but thankfully having $20 to their name instead of $1 to their name because of welfare) then you may see the majority of U.S. cities as evidence that such safety nets can and do work.**

**This is simplifying the issue. There are people who truly use the safety nets as a cushion and do not remain on government assistance for longer periods of time than necessary.