Some might say the "tension" you mention is rooted more in the "simplistic" and myopic focus on unverified "impacts" to ____, rather than a comprehensive look at the economic, political, military, and societal contributions of US residents lawfully present under the Compacts -- many of whom actually have taken on a significant local leadership role in rectifying the gap in access to federal entitlements, while also shouldering the burden of not being eligible for a  number of social safety nets their taxes pay into (note: surveys show that COFA households have a disproportionately high number of workers (i.e. taxpayers), and immigrant workers have always been a necessary foundation of our economy).  

tl;dr: There are a number of dimensions to this conversation other than the tired and narrowly-focused trope about "fiscal impacts" of a new immigrant group; the new narrative angle of this article is refreshing and I would argue a lot more valuable to obtaining a holistic perspective.