Some will accuse me of defending the indefensible, but my piece in today’s Providence Journal argues on behalf of Governor Carcieri’s cuts to RIte Aide for illegal immigrants.
Being welcoming and compassionate is one thing, but are policies send the message far and wide that our invitation is for them to stay, and to remain under the government’s wing. As cold as it may seem to withdraw benefits from children, it only perpetuates injustice all around not to insist that our invitation is not open ended.