Why is this even newsworthy?

Ron said:
No one said legally.
They are already illegal. So lets go 1 by 1.
Healthcare - Get sick, go to the emergency room. Cant be denied healthcare. Have fake id. Who cares where they send the bill. Never pay it. Major problem for healthcare currently.
Housing - This one is actually a doozie. Rent from someone, pay 1 month in cash. Stop paying. Refuse to leave. Have fun evicting them when you can file papers because you cant verify their name. I inherited one of these tenants on a recent property...going through it now.
Food - Free lunch at school. Food banks. There is plenty of free food,.
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So just to be clear - NONE of these has anything to do with being an illegal immigrant.
They are just about being a poor deadbeat. Anybody, white, black, Chinese, whatever, could, and do, the same. Being illegal or not has no bearing. All it takes is a fake ID, which anybody can get.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Sigh.
Here we go again.
Please point to where and how an illegal immigrant can (legally) get free healthcare, housing, or food allowances on behalf of the government.
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Actually, I executed some Google-Fu to pull the first article I could find on the topic of housing and found this in one of your neighboring states. URL for reference: Eligibility - MassLegalHelp

What housing programs take applications from immigrants?

In Massachusetts, all state housing programs and some federal programs do not have any citizenship or immigration status requirements. If you are an immigrant—no matter what your immigration status is—you may apply to the following housing programs:
State housing programs

  • State public housing for families
  • State public housing for elders and people with disabilities
  • Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP)
  • Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP)
  • State-funded multifamily housing

Now, this is just info from one state, but if Massachusetts was the ONLY state out there with programs for illegal immigrants, they would have to change the name of Boston to El Bostono. Another resource that Google pulled up for me had some interesting reading on the subject. https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL31753.pdf "Officially", an undocumented alien cannot receive federal public benefits, but if ONE in the household is documented, then the entire household can enjoy the benefits. There are also quite a few exceptions to this that allow certain victims benefits, etc.

As Ron noted, if you are sick, pregnant, etc. you can roll up to the ER and they HAVE TO TREAT YOU regardless of status, regardless of insurance. They may also apply for Medicaid. LOTS of exceptions there. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-c...ity-for-non-citizens-in-medicaid-and-chip.pdf

Federal SNAP benefits are available to "eligible lawfully-present non-citizens" (and other exceptions) as seen here: SNAP Policy on Non-Citizen Eligibility | Food and Nutrition Service Hey! Look at that - I found the one for Maryland. Here it is: Maryland Department of Human Resources » Eligibility Rules


Want to be even more astounded? Read this: Welfare Use by Legal and Illegal Immigrant Households



So yeah...... legally, they can get housing, medical and food benefits.
 
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ManglerYJ said:
So now two valedictorians have stated in their commencement speeches that they are undocumented immigrants. OK..... that is a protected right under Federal Law. I don't agree with it, but it's not my place to contest it. I personally don't understand why someone who is their High School valedictorian wouldn't have taken the US Citizenship test (they are obviously smart enough to ace that test), other than........

perhaps to mock the very government that afforded you that right? In that case it's no surprise that every news agency would jump all over this.
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They have no rights. Now, whether or not they've been "allowed" to is another question, but their legal standing is pretty tenuous if push came to deportation.

I don't see it as a mockery, but as a protest against a broken system.
 
RatLabGuy said:
So just to be clear - NONE of these has anything to do with being an illegal immigrant.
They are just about being a poor deadbeat. Anybody, white, black, Chinese, whatever, could, and do, the same. Being illegal or not has no bearing. All it takes is a fake ID, which anybody can get.
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We already had deadbeats, why let MORE in?
 
benXJ said:
I'd they are in the process of becoming citizens, then they aren't undocumented. If the valedictorian doesn't know the difference, then heaven help us all.
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Exactly. Although I heard something that makes me even more concerned over the current politically correct nature of the USA. My niece's high school no longer allows the Valedictorian to speak at graduation because they don't want them to be elevated and make those with lower grades feel bad. Instead, the Student Body President gives the commencement speech. So...... someone who is "elected" by the class takes priority over highest ranking in school. So in other words, popularity is more important in school nowadays than hard work and intelligence. This is what our schools are teaching.
 
ManglerYJ said:
Exactly. Although I heard something that makes me even more concerned over the current politically correct nature of the USA. My niece's high school no longer allows the Valedictorian to speak at graduation because they don't want them to be elevated and make those with lower grades feel bad. Instead, the Student Body President gives the commencement speech. So...... someone who is "elected" by the class takes priority over highest ranking in school. So in other words, popularity is more important in school nowadays than hard work and intelligence. This is what our schools are teaching.
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Yea...that is a big thing in wake county now as well.

Guess ALL the other problems and issues are taken care of, and they were sitting around looking for something to get involved in, when no one was asking them too, and waste time and tax dollars.
 
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