Our immigration system allows these elderly people to join their kids. They then get medicare, SS, and all the other benefits.
Please keep in mind that most of their kids are making lots of money and see no problem collecting these benefits.
This type of chain immigration is very costly.
We need to develop some spine..but the lobby for this type of immigration is very effective..since they have money.
The rest of us pay for it.
Our immigration system allows these elderly people to join their kids. They then get medicare, SS, and all the other benefits. Please keep in mind that most of their kids are making lots of money and see no problem collecting these benefits. It should be tied to ability to pay/care for any relative they bring over.
and pardon me if I don't shed tears for the lonely ole granny.
I'm a great gramma, disabled...far from well off, but I get/expect no free services....I still keep the wood stove going because I must ration the gold in the oil tank...etc.
Buy granny a rickshaw. I'll bet there are no laws on the books that restrict them
She's far better off then many citizen grannies who worked and paid into the system all their lives.