Stop Welfare Abuse Reform NowWithout a doubt, the most frustrating problem is welfare abuse and other government-subsidized programs. Although welfare is designed to help families in financial difficulty, many families abuse these services, commit fraud, and raise generations on assisted living, thus calling for welfare reform social. Unfortunately, a number of families raise children who repeat the cycle, with no intention of working and believing they have a right to be cared for. (ODJFS) According to Alabama Attorney General King, people across the state will lie to receive welfare benefits and this crime is against the taxpayer and the state, as well as the people who justifiably deserve these benefits. benefits, and is committed to aggressively investigating and prosecuting fraud cases. (Hahn) Additionally, in Kentucky, welfare fraud costs millions and is a widespread scourge as people falsify information to receive benefits they are not entitled to. (WBKO) Headlines have repeatedly reported cases of abuse and fraud, and according to District Attorney Francis Schultz, he prosecuted a woman who had defrauded the state for more than a decade. (WSFA) Additionally, the latest Census Bureau data reveals that most U.S. families headed by illegal immigrants rely on taxpayer-funded welfare programs thanks to their U.S.-born babies, a group says public interest agency that investigates government corruption and fraud. (Kouri) Even before the recession, immigrant households with children used welfare programs at consistently higher rates than natives, according to extensive census data collected and analyzed by the Center for Immigration Studies, a nonpartisan group of Washington DC dedicated to research on legal and illegal immigration. in the United States (OCOWF...... middle of paper ......opyright. 2011. CNBC, a division of NBCUniversa. Web. April 10, 2011OHIO. GOV. Ohio. Department of Job & Family Services. 17 April 2011. Web. April 17, 2011Kouri, Jim. “Census of Most Illegal Alien Families Receiving Government Assistance” April 6, 2011. Examiner.com.Web.April 10, 2011 WSFA Attorney General's Press Office and "Luverne Woman Convicted of Welfare Fraud." “Woman Pleads Guilty to Welfare Fraud,” October 27, 2007. Go Erie, Copyright 2009-2010 Cyberink LP, The Erie Times News Internet!April 9.. 2011