Want to Make America Great Again? Get rid of welfare. - Relationship Between the Welfare State and Crime (Cato.org)

It would really help with the illegal crossings, too.

Getting rid of welfare, AKA "The Free Shit", will have a noticeable impact on the illegal alien problem/population as well..

Welfare should be accompanied by mandatory community service at a minimum.

Baltimore has a massive litter problem (mostly from people in poor neighbors) that could be solved by a civilian cleanup crew made up of able-bodied welfare recipients. Yet no one has ever suggested that.

At least it would show the children of welfare recipients that you have to do something productive to receive something of value.

Anything less is moral hazard.