These people would receive their entire benefit in cash. Most of the other SSI provisions make relatively small changes in this program which already has national minimum benefit and eligibility standards. One change will help to eliminate a loophole in eligibility. The bill requires that the income and resources of a person who sponsors an immigrant for entry into this country shall be attributed to the immigrant for the purpose of determining his eligibility and benefits. Newcomers who enter this country through normal immigration channels should not immediately become welfare recipients if they have been sponsored by citizens with adequate resources.
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