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Randy Hunt calls Jeff Perry's amendment common sense
We simply cannot afford benefits for illegal immigrants while legal residents wait in line
Sandwich, MA - April 27, 2010 - I find it unconscionable that Massachusetts spends millions every year providing benefits to illegal immigrants while deserving legal residents are forced to stand in line and are being told that the money has run out.
Every subsidized public housing apartment, for example, that is currently rented to an illegal immigrant is a unit not available for someone struggling to get his/her life back on track. Agencies are making decisions regarding who receives benefits without utilizing a simple process made available by the federal government to determine if someone is legally present in the United States.
As a CPA and payroll processor, I have been trained and certified to run checks using the federal system to determine eligibility for hiring. It is simple, quick and has a process for appealing the determination where an applicant claims that the database is incorrect. The system to be used to comply with Jeff Perry's amendment is similar and offers the same protections to ensure that eligible people are not rejected by a computer "glitch."
It is simply common sense that we should first stop the abuses in our entitlement programs before punishing our legal residents with higher taxes and fees, and slashing local aid to our cities and towns. The priorities of our state legislature must be rearranged.
Randy Hunt is a CPA and selectman in the Town of Sandwich and is a candidate for state representative in the 5th Barnstable District. Find out more about his campaign at ElectRandyHunt.com or by calling 774-413-9274. |
