to the poor and the strangers (i.e. immigrants/refugees). There are many true believers who follow his call and see the opportunity to help in today's environment (
https://www.refugekc.org/ is one example).
He would not advocate for theft by the government to appear to solve the problem. I think the last part of your post jives with my post here.
http://tigerboard.com/boards/view.php?message=19494363