But the problem with this whole agreement is it is not legally enforceable. and they are not enforced. In fact. one hand does not know what the other hand is doing. The welfare department has no idea what the immigration status is. and. in fact. these benefits are handed out without really much knowledge of the Immigration status of the individual involved. What we are seeingand the Senator from New York and the Senator from New Mexico discussed this earlier todayis a trend. I say it is even more than a trend. it is an avalanche. and the avalanche is elderly family reunification. elderly being the bringing over of mom or dad to this country. Mom or dad being 60 or 70 or 80 years of age. coming to this country. you know. the doting son signs the sponsor agreement. And lo and behold. mom. who is disabled. ends up on SSI.
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Generalization about elderly immigrants abusing the SSI system.