Can she get medicare? Can she get money from social security? what other benefits can she get. She arrived from India 3 years ago. Has no skills.
2007-11-20 09:55:44 · 13 answers · asked by suraj.rajput 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Unfortunally she probably does qualify for social security and medicare.
It is a glich in the system that they need to fix as she does not deserve anything as she never contributed.
She came to this country, no skills and never had a job or paid taxes and now it is up to AMERICAN tax payers to foot the bill for her living here. It is TOTALLY UNFAIR. What a burden to society.
2007-11-20 11:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
Yes, you are making a terrible mistake. And you are participating in tax fraud by not withholding state & federal income taxes and her FICA/medicare, and all the other legal requirements of employers. You can get hit with whopping tax bills, penalties, various misdemeanor&/or felony charges, fines, etc. And to top it off, she and her family take advantage of all the taxes you've been paying to get a double-free ride. BTW, I know a woman who works as a housekeeper who is US-born citizen of US-born citizens, really needs the work, and charges her employers $12/hour. They do pay her SocSec -- it really isn't very much.
2016-04-05 00:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who sponsored her? I had to agree to be financially responsible for my daughter in law when we were trying to bring her in from Pakistan. In other words if she ever ended up on Welfare, I'd have to pay the state back.
I don't even know if I'll have Social Security benefits when I retire and I've paid into the system over 30 years now!!
2007-11-20 16:29:04 · answer #3 · answered by flamingsabre 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
first, no offense but no, she wont be able to recieve benefits from the government first of all if she never worked in the U.S legally with taxes taken out and she filed taxes for atleast 5years, she might qualify, if she's divorced and never married maybe she could get social security from her husband if the husband worked in the U.S legally for a certain period of time, In terms of other benefits like medicaid foodstamp whatever, she might be able to qualify for those BUT whoever sponsored her or petitioned her, will pay back all of it, that's why whenever we sponsor a relative there is this thing called AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT for the government wants to make sure that this people being petitioned or sponsored wont be a PUBLIC CHARGE meaning relying from the government.
2007-11-20 13:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by b3ll3ny 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Without having worked and paid US taxes (I think for a minimum of 10 years) she is ineligible for Social Security.
Medicare is not quite as stringent, but I think the worked period must still be three years (with paying US taxes).
Her "rights" as a permanent resident are:
- - To live permanently in the United States provided you do not commit any actions that would make you removable (deportable) under the immigration law (section 237, Immigration and Nationality Act).
- - To be employed in the United States at any legal work of your qualification and choosing.
- - To be protected by all of the laws of the United States, your state of residence and local jurisdictions.
- - To vote in local elections where United States Citizenship is not required.
Note that obtaining benefits is NOT considered a "right". Therefore she has no claim to any of them. Providing financial support into her old age has become the sponsoring individual's responsibility, not the US government's.
2007-11-20 10:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
No and she honestly shouldn't get social security since she has never paid into it. That said, perhaps there is job training or something she can recieve to help her. She can work for a bit(my ma is 71 and still working) then later she can recieve what she has helped pay into.
2007-11-20 11:53:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Her family should take care of her, not us. If she never paid into the system, she doesn't deserve to benefit from it. There are senior citizens, born and raised in this country, who barely get enough $$ to live on.
2007-11-20 11:44:11 · answer #7 · answered by Little Red Hen 2.0 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No to both. You have to work for 10 years. She can pay into medicare. She'll have to pay the complete premium cost though.
2007-11-22 12:01:42 · answer #8 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why the hell should they? They haven't contributed anything to this country. She should ask India for help. This is a ridiculous question... If you or somebody else sponsored her, you should and must be responsible for their financial needs. She should not be a drain on the rest of society. That is not what legal immigration is for. Nor should my tax money be used to support foreigners (as if our domestic welfare problem isn't bad enough...).
2007-11-20 09:59:10 · answer #9 · answered by Marco R 4 · 6⤊ 3⤋
no she might get some basic benefits, maybe medicaid, (also depends on her legal status) but most likely not.
2007-11-20 10:11:25 · answer #10 · answered by Joe S 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋