By Ed Brodow, American Greatness - What’s the point of acquiring American citizenship when illegal aliens have more rights than citizens? In California, for example, if you enter the U.S. illegally, you can receive benefits that include food and housing assistance, in-state college tuition and financial aid, and a cash assistance program that is the equivalent of Social Security Income. You also are eligible for taxpayer-financed healthcare, a benefit expected to cost California taxpayers $3.4 billion this year.