[RP TownTalk] Proposed legislation to allow non citizens to vote in RP before council Mar 8 @ 6:30pm

Fri Mar 9 16:45:51 UTC 2018

So I used duckduckgo (rather than Google) to lookup SNAP eligibility rules.
Found this at
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/snap-policy-non-citizen-eligibility
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)SNAP Policy on Non-Citizen
Eligibility What I see here is that a number of categories of non-citizens
are indeed eligible.  They include the following:

   - Refugees admitted under section 207 of INA (includes victims of severe
   forms of trafficking).
   - Victims of Trafficking under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
   2000.
   - Asylees under Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
   - Cuban or Haitian entrants as defined in 501(e) of the Refugee
   Education Assistance Act of 1980.
   - Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants under Section 101(a)(27) of the
   INA.
   - Members of Hmong or Highland Laotian tribes that helped the U.S.
   military during the Vietnam era, and who are legally living in the U.S.,
   and their spouses or surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children.
   - Elderly individuals born on or before Aug. 22, 1931 and who lawfully
   resided in the U.S. on Aug. 22, 1996.
   - Lawful Permanent Residents in the U.S. and receiving government
   payments for disability or blindness.
   - Lawful Permanent Residents with a military connection (veteran, on
   active duty, or spouse or child of a veteran or active duty service member).

These appear to be different categories of foreign-born persons who meet
some criteria or the other that makes them worthy of assistance from our
government. This doesn't state anything about how people arrived in the
country, but does require they be recognized as a member of one or more of
these qualified groups in order to be eligible for SNAP (aka food stamps).
I would think all of these descriptions would pass the Statue of Liberty
test.

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On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 11:34 AM, Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
wrote:

> For those of you who think that illegal immigrants don't get welfare,
> please visit the SNAP office on Belcrest Rd right down the street.  That's
> the real world not Google's world.
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisa Martin <lisamarymartin at verizon.net>
> To: Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
> Sent: Fri, Mar 9, 2018 10:38 am
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Proposed legislation to allow non citizens to
> vote in RP before council Mar 8 @ 6:30pm
>
> Bruce  - TPS, DACA, and Green Card holders can all get a social security
> number because they are legally authorized to work.
>
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 10:19 AM, Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> Lisa
>
> How can you pay taxes if you don't have a SSN?
>
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisa Martin <lisamarymartin at verizon.net>
> To: Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
> Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>; townannounce <
> townannounce at riverdale-park.org>
> Sent: Fri, Mar 9, 2018 10:11 am
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Proposed legislation to allow non citizens to
> vote in RP before council Mar 8 @ 6:30pm
>
>  I think it would be very democratic to allow more of our fellow town
> residents to vote in city elections.
>
> Just because someone isn't a US citizen does not mean they don't pay
> taxes. There are many different circumstances affecting whether someone is
> or can become a US citizen -for example, someone might  have gotten a green
> card and not be eligible to become a citizen yet or someone in the
> Temporary Protected Status program could have lived in the US with -
> legal authorization -for decades but might have no legal path to
> citizenship. I am sure there are other examples. Also, if an undocumented
> worker is not eligible for citizenship no matter how much they desire to be
> one they cannot. Nonetheless these folks are here working, paying taxes,
> and contributing to our communities.
>
> Also, undocumented immigrants are not entitled to food stamps and medical
> care.
>
> The right to vote in a town election and have representation in the
> community seems reasonable to me.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:23 PM, Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> All
>
> This is a resend.  Wanted to make sure everyone is aware of this.  Please
> attend the meeting and voice your opinion.
>
> I've attached the Proposed Legislation for "Voting Expansion" because it
> wasn't available on the RP website when I checked.
>
> In summary, the proposed legislation removes the requirement of being a US
> citizen to vote in Riverdale Park (RP).  In addition, a non citizen will be
> able to vote if they are a resident of RP for 30 days.  Not sure how the
> Town is going to determine if a non citizen has lived here for 30 days.
>
> I urge all of you to review the attachment carefully and contact your
> Council person or Mayor as you see fit.  Attending the meeting and voicing
> your opinion won't hurt either.  This is a major, I repeat major change to
> RP's voting law.
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jessica Barnes <jbarnes at riverdaleparkmd.gov>
> To: towntalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>; townannounce <
> townannounce at riverdale-park.org>
> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2018 11:05 am
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Meeting Agenda: March 8 Legislative Committee
> Meeting (6:30 p.m.)
>
> *Town of Riverdale Park*
> *Legislative Committee Meeting*
> *March 8, 2018*
> *6:30 p.m.*
>
> *AGENDA*
>
> *Call to Order*
> *Approval of Agenda*
>
> *Discussion Items*
>
>    1. Proposed Legislation for Voting Expansion
>
>
> *New Business*
> *Unfinished Business*
> *Adjournment*
>
>
> Jessica
> Jessica E. Barnes
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