Should foreigner ask about benefits?

I think you're misunderstanding both of us.  Of course it's a choice.  My problem is with people who have excessive judgements against people who made that choice.

Okay...that IS where I am confused - who in the course of this thread has made "excessive judgements against people who make that choice"??  Certainly not I.  If in doubt re-read the posts.  I have stated twice already that I have no opinion about people that choose to have children.

And I thought it was all hypothetical 

Blimey.  I go to work and all hell breaks lose. 

It must be nice to be so perfect that you have all the answers for yourselves and other people.  God forbid, you ever fall on hard times and have to seek help.  Because you know what, even perfect people have babies who are not.  And even couples living happy and well planned lives have catastophic things happen to them and end up having to ask for help when they never thought that they would have to. 

And JacChic.  I italicized the word foriegner in my own post not yours.  In yours I merely mispelled it.  The reason I italicized it in my own post was because I found your use of it highly offensive and only a margin away from a Daily Mail rant about Asylum Seekers. 

And the reason that it was split, with your post first is simple.  You were asked to stay on topic.  You didn't.  Hence a topic split. 

And now I'm locking it.  Because I have the magic power to do that too.