And Congress unconscionable answer to this is to ensure that wronged workfare workers have no Federal protections. Moreover. H.R. 2015 reneges on the White HouseRepublican budget agreements promise to restore benefits to legal. disabled immigrants who face termination from the SSI program in October. H.R. 2015 would ensure that those immigrants who received SSI before the date of the welfare reform bills enactment. August 22. 1996. will continue to receive them. However. no provisions are made for those elderly. legal immigrants who were in the country by August 22 and became disabled after this date. At best. the omission of this protection reveals a distorted understanding of an agreement. At worst. it indicates a careless. despicable disregard for our legal immigrants who lack the ability to secure the resources needed to sustain a minimum standard of living. Undoubtedly. this bill still needs more work. This Nations budget must reflect our values.
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