CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 9, 2026
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HAS ANNOUNCED AN OVERHAUL OF A PROGRAM THAT HAS MISSPENT MONEY FOR DECADES. THE LATEST BEING NEARLY $5 MILLION ON FREE PHONE AND INTERNET SERVICE FOR DEAD PEOPLE. MOST OF IT HAS BEEN MISSPENT IN CALIFORNIA.
THE MOVE, REPORTS THE WASHINGTON TIMES, HAS IGNITED A BATTLE BETWEEN FCC CHAIRMAN BRENDAN CARR AND CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM. CARR SAID: “IT SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT ONLY BENEFICIARIES THAT ARE BOTH LIVING AND HERE LEGALLY SHOULD QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BUT THE DATA SHOW THIS IS NOT THE CASE.”
STEVEN CAMAROTA, CHIEF RESEARCHER FOR THE CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES, SAYS THE INTENSIVE USE OF WELFARE SHOWS THE LAWS CONGRESS WROTE TO LIMIT THE ACCESS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAS BEEN “RELATIVELY INEFFECTIVE.” NO SURPRISE THERE.
SOMETHING ELSE. ALSO ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES, ROUGHLY HALF OF ALL HOUISEHOLDS HEADED BY IMMIGRANTS USE WELFARE – AND AMONG ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT HOMES THAT NUMBER IS 61 PERCENT. JUST ONE MORE REASON TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS. BY COMPARISON, JUST 37 PERCENT HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY U.S. CITIZENS USE WELFARE.
THOSE NUMBERS CHALLENGE THE NOTION THAT IMMIGRANTS ARE UNABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE.
MORE OF OUR AND BORROWED MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN AS WE APPROACH TAX SEASON. I’M CAL THOMAS.
