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Lib111
08-15-2010, 08:53 AM
Russian “Refugees” draw SSI in USA.

SSI funding will run out Sept. 30. HIAS urged Congress to extend funding because many refugees who are Jewish and from the former Soviet Union and Iran rely on the money for food and other necessities. ...

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/08/13/2740469/hias-urges-extension-of-refugee-benefits

http://advocacy.hias.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=24

... SSI provides monthly income support to
meet basic needs for food, clothing, and
shelter to low income individuals who are
65 or over, disabled, or blind. Beneficiaries
can also qualify for Medicaid to pay for
hospital stays, doctor bills, prescription
drugs, and other health costs. In 2006, individual
SSI beneficiaries receive monthly payments
of up to $603 and married couples
receive up to $904. Some states supplement
the monthly federal SSI payment.

In contrast to social security benefits, SSI
eligibility is not based on prior work history. ...

http://www.nilc.org/immspbs/ssi/ssi009.htm

... Just send them back to Russia ....former Communists leaching off US tax-payers ....

specsaregood
08-15-2010, 09:02 AM
"It is essential that Congress and the administration move immediately to renew the SSI benefits extension and, ultimately, to delink benefits from citizenship,” said Gideon Aronoff, president and CEO of HIAS

heh, yup, drain it dry you leeches.


... Just send them back to Russia ....former Communists leaching off US tax-payers
I don't think we can do that. Its part of the whole "refugee" status designated by the UN. We signed a treaty to allow any rufugees that get to the US to stay in the US. Cuba is the same designation.

johngr
08-15-2010, 10:35 AM
Russian should be be in quotes as well.