The Ideological Contortion Required by Left-Wing Leaders

Let’s get this straight, sanctuary states are terrified they will lose federal funds because hundreds of thousands of illegals and noncitizens might remove themselves from American welfare programs.⁰⁰This is the ideological contortion required by left-wing leaders to justify… https://t.co/HVIawOUDsN

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) September 14, 2026

… their defrauding of the American taxpayer at the hands of illegal criminals.

DHS has heard for months that illegal aliens weren’t using these very same welfare programs. So, which is it?