C6Joe Loc: NorthWestern Nevada

You sir, have been the recipient of incorrect information. See below:

http://econofact.org/do-undocumented-immigrants-overuse-government-benefits

and here:

http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/20/news/economy/immigration-myths/index.html

You may be getting information about SNAP 'qualified aliens':

https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/snap-policy-non-citizen-eligibility

If you still insist that i******s can get these benefits, feel free to substantiate your information with credible sources.

papakatz45 Loc: South Florida-West Palm Beach

I base my response on one of my neighbors boasting on how they have come here illegally, work construction with pay under the table so he pays no taxes or SSI. He says he gets public assistance with "food stamps", his words. Also free breakfast & lunch programs at school for his kids and MEDICADE. Again, his words. Not doubting what you say,only telling you my direct experience. I don't see any reason he would lie to me.

SheilaG Loc: Central Arkansas

Hey Sarg,

I'm not looking for or expecting anything free. Just think that $1K monthly is a bit much for one person..

You seem to know all about i******s and programs and such. Most of who I know, work and are struggling to pay for crappy healthcare. With deductibles, copays and out of pocket cost so high, you can't afford the use the insurance you pay$1K monthly for. That's what ticks me off.

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

Not True:

"The 1996 welfare law created two categories of immigrants for benefits eligibility purposes: “qualified” and “not qualified.” Contrary to what these names suggest, the law excluded most people in both groups from eligibility for many benefits, with a few exceptions. The “qualified” immigrant category includes:

lawful permanent residents, or LPRs (people with green cards)
refugees, people granted asylum or withholding of deportation/removal, and conditional entrants
people granted parole by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a period of at least one year
Cuban and Haitian entrants
certain abused immigrants, their children, and/or their parents
certain survivors of trafficking

All other immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, as well as many people who are lawfully present in the U.S., are considered “not qualified.”

In the years since the initial definition became law, there have been a few expansions of access to benefits beyond the qualified immigrant categories. In 2000, Congress established a new category of noncitizens— survivors of trafficking—who are eligible for federal public benefits to the same extent as refugees, regardless of whether they have a qualified immigrant status. In 2003, Congress clarified that “derivative beneficiaries” listed on trafficking victims’ visa applications (spouses and children of adult trafficking survivors; spouses, children, parents, and minor siblings of child survivors) also may secure federal benefits."

http://www.nilc.org/issues/economic-support/overview-immeligfedprograms/