STT, Finland's main news service, recently issued a proud report that, according to a recent study, it only takes 6 years for an immigrant to start paying for his own way in Finland's welfare state society.

As I wandered New York's streets, marvelling at all the immigrants in the city busily making money, it occurred to me that under America's immigration "policies" - which do not grant ANY aid to incoming immigrants - it takes 0 years for an immigrant to start paying for his own way....