[calcowgirl]

Til they take away the bennies for illegal aliens, I will vote HELL NO on every bond issue.

They just about ensured the bennies will continue by passing SB 1534, the final nail in the coffin of Prop 187.

   SB 1534, Ortiz  Public benefits.

   Federal law, Section 411* of the federal Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), provides
that certain persons are not eligible for defined state and local
public benefits unless a state law is enacted subsequent to the
effective date of the act, August 22, 1996, that affirmatively
provides for that eligibility.

(snip)

   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to affirm
the ability of counties, cities, and hospital districts, at their own
discretion, to provide health care and other services to all
residents. The bill would authorize any city, county, city and
county, or hospital district to provide aid, including health care,
to persons who, but for the above-referred to provision of the
federal PRWORA, would meet the eligibility requirements for any
program of that entity.

*Section 411 is titled: "Aliens who are not qualified aliens or nonimmigrants ineligible for State and local public benefits."

[sheana]

Well why doesn't that surprise me? California has already set up a state funded SSI/SSP program for disabled illegal aliens. Just drag grandma across the border and sign her up!
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/CDSSWEB/CashAssist_2257.htm

[Amerigomag]

They just about ensured the bennies will continue

Notice the clever elimination of shall or may.

That easily understood, traditional language has been replaced with declares the intent of the Legislature to affirm the ability, at their own discretion,

I read that as may, but a judge, please excuse the pun, may not.

Not quite a smoking gun, but it does provide a rebutable presumption of legality for local government, at their own discretion, to roll out the welcome mat. It does promote balkanization of policies that aren't even in the purview of local government, but now the subject of real debate because of the absence of an federal leadership.

Schwarzenegger is really beginning to stink. Might want to let Mrs. Crayton know that the governor has estentailly declared; "Welcome illegals.".