Posted on 04/26/2025 9:37:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer warned states of losing federal funding if they fail to comply with President Donald Trump’s directives on rewarding illegal immigrants with tax dollars, according to an April 25 statement issued by the Department of Labor.
“Our nation’s unemployment benefits exist solely for workers who are eligible to receive them,” Chavez-DeRemer wrote in a letter addressed to state governors.
“To qualify for unemployment, one must be able and available to work, actively seeking work, and be legally authorized to accept employment in the United States. Unemployment benefits are not a handout for those in our country illegally.”
The secretary reminded all states that failing to fulfill existing legal obligations will result in the loss of federal funding through the Title III UI administrative grant.
The warning is pursuant to presidential memorandum, “Preventing Illegal Aliens from Obtaining Social Security Act Benefits,” and executive order 14218, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.”
Chavez-DeRemer also reminded states of an earlier communication by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, based on which, states can access the DHS immigration database called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), at no cost and use it to verify the immigration status of benefit claimants.
This is a “critical tool” to ensure “illegal immigrants do not access our nation’s unemployment benefits,” said the labor secretary.
“As a result of this change, I instructed the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to send a letter to all State Unemployment Insurance Administrators urging them to immediately start using SAVE for every initial and continued claim filed by an individual who indicates that they are not a U.S. citizen,” he said.
The SAVE database is aimed at helping agencies at federal, state, local, and tribal levels to confirm the immigration status and citizenship of individuals before issuing benefits.
A presidential memorandum signed on April 15 directed multiple federal agencies to take steps to prevent ineligible people, such as illegal immigrants, from receiving social security benefits.
An executive order issued on Feb. 19 asked agencies and departments to take action to ensure that “no taxpayer-funded benefits go to unqualified aliens” and to “prevent taxpayer resources from acting as a magnet and fueling illegal immigration to the United States.”
According to a Department of Government Efficiency finding released earlier this month, 6,300 illegal immigrants on the terror watchlist had been receiving Medicaid and unemployment insurance.
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts have been met with challenges.
On April 24, a federal judge issued an order blocking the administration from stripping federal taxpayer funding for cities that have adopted “sanctuary” policies with regard to illegal immigrants.
State and local governments with sanctuary policies block or restrict local officials from enforcing federal laws such as those related to immigration.
The lawsuit was filed by over a dozen cities that would be affected by the cancellation of federal funding for “sanctuary” cities.
In his order, the judge said the administration’s attempt amounts to a violation of the Constitution’s separation of powers principles and banned the government from any further funding cuts.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is looking to prevent illegal immigrants from accessing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or food stamps.
On April 24, the Department of Agriculture asked states to take steps to this effect.
States were asked to check the identities of people who apply for SNAP, collect their social security numbers, and verify their legal status in the United States.
When so many Democrats are government workers what do you expect, honesty? Hah! all you get is the party line.
Democrats are government workers because they can’t function in a free and open society, they need “protection”.
There is another item to this discussion. It’s Federal law that a foreign visitor to the United States of America will not be a burden to the USA. Paying unemployment benefits represents such a burden. Housing paid by taxes are a burden, too. And so forth.
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Message: According to DOGE, 6,300 illegals on the terror watchlist received Medicaid and unemployment insurance, social security benefits, and food stamps.
A presidential memorandum signed on April 15 directed multiple federal agencies to take steps to prevent ineligibles, such as illegal immigrants, from receiving social security benefits. An executive order issued Feb. 19 asked agencies to ensure “no taxpayer-funded benefits go to unqualified aliens” and to “prevent taxpayer resources from acting as a magnet and fueling illegal immigration to the US.”
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts have been met with challenges:
<><>a federal judge blocked stripping federal tax dollars from “sanctuary cities.”
<><>State and local govts blocked local officials from enforcing federal laws wrt immigration.
<><>over a dozen cities filed suit over cessation of federal funding for “sanctuary cities.”
GOOD! This will PO Princess Kathy, as well it should.
Unless you’re on welfare, then you can collect it for life.
Excellent.
Fixed
Immigrants are legally required to have sponsors, not the government to provide for the. If they cannot work.
Why the hell did Joe Pedo let them in if we didn’t need them to clean our toilets and mow our lawns? Bringing in millions of unemployed, uneducated and unskilled idiots to shop at Walmart and eat at restaurants all day long on the taxpayer’s dime is a fool’s game. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
Just a few of our side’s favorite words.
Don’t warn them - TELL them - then cut the funds the next time a check/transfer to an illegal occurs...and tell them you’ll check back in 6 months to see if they problem is fixed before considering turning on a reduced funds tap ..... since they won’t need nearly as much money once illegals are not getting paid....
If a “judge complains - tell that judge to donate as much of his/her money as they wish....
I doubt the minor league “District Judgey Wudgeys” would allow that to happen. They control who gets “unemployment” now.
Withhold federal funds from state and local governments with sanctuary policies they are nothing but outlaws at this stage trying to do damned well as they please.
The Marxists are uniting believing they have the power to make new government rules to fit their agenda for the good of their party.
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Wait - illegals get unemployment benefits? The people who came here illegally, keep wages down for American citizens, often work ‘under the table’ on the side - AND WE PAY THEM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS? And if we try to stop this some freaky stupid ‘judge’ will threaten us?
OMG - this is totally insane.
Oregon unemployment office staff and told to accept any claimant who indicates he/she is a citizen, even if they can’t speak English.
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