Illegal immigrants could receive Social Security, Medicare under Obama action

[FaC]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-could-receive-social-security-medicare-under-obama-action/2014/11/25/571caefe-74d4-11e4-bd1b-03009bd3e984_story.html

Under President Obama’s new program to protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, many of those affected will be eligible to receive Social Security, Medicare and a wide array of other federal benefits, a White House official said Tuesday.
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Federal law says that people who pay the taxes and are deemed “lawfully present in the United States” can collect benefits under those programs when they become eligible. They may also receive survivor and disability benefits.
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“First with Obamacare we were told we should pass it and then read it to find out what was in it,” Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski said by e-mail. “Now Obama overreached and acted unilaterally on immigration, which should have been vetted and authorized by Congress, and we’re finding out there’s more to the story than Obama and the Democrats originally told Americans.”

What a crock...

[Ptarmigan]

That is ludicrous! 

[obumazombie]

So Joe Wilson was right when he said owebuma was a liar.

[longview]

Obummer reminds me of a goofy cousin I have.

Her parents were hard working and frugal.  She is not.  She used to sneak their things from their house (food, clothing, pots, pans, towels, etc.) and give them to other people.  As an adult, she never kept a job.  Gave away stuff to the point her kids were taken away because their needs weren't being met.  Then whined she had gotten more free stuff and they'd have been okay. 

He's like that.  No concept of resources being finite.  And he hasn't worked for diddly.

[Chris_]

He's like that.  No concept of resources being finite.  And he hasn't worked for diddly.

It's not his money... he didn't work for it.

[DLR Pyro]

this ugly onion of obama's amnesty plan stinks more as each layer gets pulled away. 

First we find out that illegals will get an edge in getting hired over legal Citizens because of a flaw (surprise, surprise) in obamacare (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/25/obama-amnesty-obamacare-clash-businesses-have-3000/}

now we find out that these illegal invaders will be feeding from the trough that We have been paying into for years.

[Dori]

I was under the impression that illegals were already working....under the table for cash.

What's the upside for either the illegal or the employer if they become legal?

[thundley4]

I was under the impression that illegals were already working....under the table for cash.

What's the upside for either the illegal or the employer if they become legal?

Employers will be forced to pay them minimum wage and withhold taxes.   My question is, will these newly minted democrat voters be filing for unemployment and driving the UE numbers up, or will they be hidden somehow?

[J P Sousa]

Employers will be forced to pay them minimum wage and withhold taxes.   My question is, will these newly minted democrat voters be filing for unemployment and driving the UE numbers up, or will they be hidden somehow?

Surely you jest, this is the most transparent administration in the entire universe. 

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