Old McDonald had some pork?

I think it is time to start ending some of the unnecessary give-aways that are costing the U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars. As it says in this story, the subsidies to farmers are outrageous and has no effect on our food supply. In fact, most of the subsidies are paid for farmers not to grow crops. I read that a Chicago basketball player bought a farm in IL which had a subsidy for over $100,000 for not growing the corn for which he had an allotment. He had no intention of growing the crop anyway, but still collects the $$$ from the government. More pork that is threw to a select group of people to buy votes.

This loophole needs to be closed

This is in response to this Fox News story.
I get tired of hearing about illegal aliens rushing to the U.S. to give birth to their children. The spirit of this is to let the children of legal immigrants enjoy the right of being a citezen after being born in the U.S. If someone is here illegal, their children should not be legitimized. It is another underhanded ploy to gain access to this country.

"Among other things, the law requires state agencies to check the immigration status of all adults asking for taxpayer-funded benefits such as food stamps and extends to some local law enforcement the authority to enforce federal immigration laws."

If all states aren't checking for legal status before they hand out freebies, they should.