[stylin19a]

Fatima Kolic, 74, has lived in the U.S. for more than seven years. She said her federal retirement payments have been cut off because she has not become a citizen.

I don't get it...what federal retirement payments ? and what kind of retirment payments for living here as a non-citizen for less than 8 years ?

[3AngelaD]

Every single refugee, asylee and "family reunification" immigrant we get immediately qualifies for every social service on offer. Those of Social Security age receive SSI, which is Social Security for people who never payed into the system, as well as Medicare. For 20 years, immigrants have been bringing in granny and gramps and signing them up for SSI. This is why you see so many elderly immigrants. In the far East, China and environs, there are entire newspapers devoted to telling people how to do this. It is a drain on our system that is rarely discussed.

[Kozak]

Hey the War's over. Bosnia won. Buy em all a ticket home.