Hank,
Growing up I had a freind whose father worked for the US government in Vietnam. As a result, his father was targeted and assinated. His mother than married an american citizen and the group moved to the US. After a few years, the couple divorced. His mother never spoke english, and the Husband had never adopted the children. I thinks that's why they never heard from him or ever got a penny. Should we have sent them back to Vietnam because his mother didn't learn english quick enough.

Close to the same thing happened to my brother-in-law. In his case his GI father died so they got a little SSN but never enough to survive. His mother also spoke a little english, but not enough to really get by.

Had other freinds that were refugees from camodia. They too got aid for a couple of years until they were able to get established.

My understanding is that most of these people would have faced instant death if they were sent back to their country of origin.

One thing for certain, none of these kids from these non-english (little english) speaking parents have ever taken a penny once they grew up. Also should point out that the parents worked, just didn't always make eonough to cover all the costs at first.