Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – October 18, 2024

I drove by Northcrest on my way to a friends house and saw a bunch of Democrats holding up Kamala/Walz signs obscuring of the large Trump poster hung on the chain link fence.

I just shook my head in disgust.

This morning in the Western Journal there was a commentary titled, “The Biden-Harris Admin ‘Just Made the Biggest Handout to Illegal Aliens in American History,’ Think Tank Alleges.” The first sentence: Nations exist for the benefit of their citizens. They have no other purpose.

I wish that was true. It’s quite clear that is not true when it comes to Biden/Harris.

Let’s get back to that article later. For right now, did you happen to watch the interview of Kamala Harris by Bret Baier? She doesn’t answer questions. His first very simple question asking how many illegals have now been allowed in our country, which anyone would assume would mean answering with a number; she never answered. Instead she preferred to talk about a broken system of immigration.

Broken? Not as broken since Biden & Kamala took over from day one of their inauguration.

Let’s say that those of us that have worked in our country a lifetime, contributed to Social Security and know that Social Security has been hanging on my a thread now learn about all the benefits being extended to illegals; well let’s just say it’s hard to determine if inflation alone is the worst thing Biden/Harris has accomplished or is it robbing our safety nets by doling out our tax dollars to those that didn’t earn it and don’t deserve it?

Back to the article. The information was obtained from nine states. Since 2019 to 2023 the total ANNUAL cost to taxpayers of $1 billion. What did this provide? A 500% increase in illegals collecting Medicaid benefits.

In California, Medical is called Medi-Cal. There’s a site describing the benefits “illegals” or rather undocumented immigrants can obtain in California. The site is called Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC). Just the highlights:

• IN-STATE TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID
• MEDI-CAL (CALIFORNIA’S MEDICAID PROGRAM)
• OTHER HEALTH PROGRAMS
• Undocumented Californians may also be eligible for In Home Support Services, Early
• Breast Cancer Detection and Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment, Family PACT
• comprehensive family planning services, and Improving Access Counseling and
• Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer (IMPACT)
• CALIFORNIA BENEFITS PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO “NOT QUALIFIED” IMMIGRANTS INCLUDE:
• Cash Assistance for Program for Immigrants (CAPI): CAPI provides basic cash
• assistance for low-income elderly and/or disabled immigrants who are not yet eligible for SSI.
• California Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

I’m pretty sure I’ve missed some benefits. But just these alone must cost us (you know the taxpayers) a bundle.

I would go so far as to say that most of the people demonstrating out on Northcrest their support for Kamala for President are not doing well financially. Nobody looked affluent, but let’s not judge by their looks. Let’s judge by their enthusiasm. Supporting an idiot for President takes a special kind of person.

Kamala lies. Kamala knows how to obfuscate. That means she talks and talks and it’s all pretty much unclear, or unintelligible. That takes a real talent. I just love hearing about her “middle class” upbringing. Ha. What a joke!

I can tell you this. If she’s elected, the America I grew up in is no longer going to exist. Poverty will be worse. Crime will be worse. Education will be worse. Foreign policy will be worse. Inflation will continue to climb. I can’t think of a single area of our lives that would be better.

In the past I would have proudly supported a woman for President. Not this woman. I learned my lesson by voting for Obama the first time thinking how wonderful it would be to have a Black President. Wrong! I admit I didn’t do my homework on the man.

Therefore, for those supporters out there on Northcrest backing Kamala, I say to you DO YOUR HOMEWORK and move away from Trump’s sign.