The arguments above are valid (the coma example is a bit morbid, but the most
realistic of all arguments), in theory, on paper, but it still comes back to
how often does it really happen -- one time out of how many cases? Amongst my
friends and acquaintances, sponsored immigrants are some of the most
motivated, hard workers around; the last thing they want is a handout -- and
they will do anything, take any job to make sure that doesn't happen. Is that
just in my world, or is there a growing community out there, that I'm not
aware of (which is very possible), of slacker sponsee-immigrants collecting
public assistance, one way or another?
MH wrote:
>>The more important point that I was unwittingly trying to get at was how
>>often are immigrants even awarded public assistance.
>
>A sponsorship is NOT just for public assistance. It's also used for "level
>of income support". That is, you agree to maintain this person at the
>125% poverty level ($14-15K/year, whatever it is for that year) until they
>have 40 quarters of work or leave the country, IIRC. That's minimum 10 years
>of working - IF they work. If they don't, it's for the rest of your life.
>
>There's at least one case where the sponsored person sued the sponsor for
>support, and they got it. $17K/year, or whatever it was.
>
>So, this is not just a "well, if you get public assistance" kind of thing..
>
>MH
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