Feds investigating CA 'for providing federal benefits to illegal aliens'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : DHS's statement and the subpoenaed data indicate the goal is to to compare data from California's state-funded alternative to Social Security benefits for individuals whose immigration status does not meet federal benefits criteria with Social Security disbursement records to identify federal payments to ineligible individuals.
51% : While illegal immigrants are ineligible for federal benefits, California does provide a wide array of state-funded benefits for illegal immigrants, including income-based eligibility for Medi-Cal, the state's taxpayer-funded public healthcare system.
44% : " According to the California Department of Social Services, CAPI is a "CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, or disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigration status."
44% : PRUCOL includes individuals whom federal immigration authorities are aware of but are not enforcing the departure of, including individuals under indefinite voluntary departure or granted voluntary departure -- under which individuals facing deportation can leave voluntarily without being subjected to a removal order that would generally have negative consequences for future entry into the U.S. DHS's subpoena for the State of California's Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants for now covers only the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, which administers CAPI in LA County.

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