chrish3985
Junior Member
Alabama
My mother in law came here to the USA from the Philippines. After 15 years of going through all the steps. First restricted residency. Residency. And now full citizenship, I needed to find some sort of health insurance for her. I could not add her to my insurance from my work. This is for spouses and dependent children only. She is 73 years old, but has not worked the required 7 years in the USA to qualify for medicare. I did discover she was eligible for Alabama medicaid. In the process of talking to many different government agencies we were invited to apply for SSI, and food stamps (snap). All of these were approved for her because she has no income.
Now my question: I hear a lot in the news about deportation of folks that become a public charge. As her sponsor I had to agree to be responsible for her. In your best legal opinion, is it safe for her to continue receiving these assistance? Would any of these put her continued citizenship at risk? Can her citizenship be revoked? What do you advice?
Thank You.
My mother in law came here to the USA from the Philippines. After 15 years of going through all the steps. First restricted residency. Residency. And now full citizenship, I needed to find some sort of health insurance for her. I could not add her to my insurance from my work. This is for spouses and dependent children only. She is 73 years old, but has not worked the required 7 years in the USA to qualify for medicare. I did discover she was eligible for Alabama medicaid. In the process of talking to many different government agencies we were invited to apply for SSI, and food stamps (snap). All of these were approved for her because she has no income.
Now my question: I hear a lot in the news about deportation of folks that become a public charge. As her sponsor I had to agree to be responsible for her. In your best legal opinion, is it safe for her to continue receiving these assistance? Would any of these put her continued citizenship at risk? Can her citizenship be revoked? What do you advice?
Thank You.