system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
CMV: Relaxed or even open borders are not compatible with a strong welfare state

I personally believe that strong social programs are essential to deterring many negative features of late-stage capitalism. We have the resources, so in my view there's no reason for citizens to not have food, water, healthcare, education, and housing. People who are not struggling just to survive could be more productive in their society and be able to spend their expendable income on nonessential luxuries, stimulating the economy. I see many leftists advocating for open or deregulated borders, and while I would like to live in a world where everybody, no matter their nationality, has access to resources they need, I do not think a laissez-faire approach to border security is sustainable as our resources to provide for citizens would be spread too thin.
gpt
It's not very difficult to exclude recent immigrants from benefits.  Right now in the US you're excluded from most income-based benefits for the first 5 years you're resident as an immigrant.  Virtually every country distinguishes between citizens and noncitizen residents, usually requiring a substantial period of residency before applying to naturalize as a citizen.

Why couldn't a country allow people to immigrate as noncitizen residents, and exclude them from benefits for a number of years, and then allow them to naturalize after they've put down roots and shown they can be a productive part of society?