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To: Riskmgmt who wrote (48450)	4/11/2004 9:29:53 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>>Are you saying that since 1996 PR can not qualify for welfare/social benefits? This surely does not apply to social security if the PR has paid into it.<< No, I meant some other benefits such as Medicaid, etc. More and more states are cutting Medicaid benefit for PR holders. And some states also do not give unemployment benefit to legal immigrants even though they all paid the tax for it. Things like that. Since I am not that concerned, so cannot tell you too much in detail. But this is the reason for hundreds of thousands PRs joined US citizenship after 1996, including some who has stayed here for 30+ years without wanting to be citizens. And keep in mind Federal pays 50%-70% of the state Medicaid benefit, and all legal immigrants have to pay Medicare insurance and Fed. tax but then cannot enjoy Medicaid benefit. Social security is still ok for now for legal immigrants as long as they accumulate 40 points, but who can guarantee 20 years from now?