Thread: THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I SEE WITH ILLEGALS

Originally Posted by Mayday

I used to be an esl teachers aide. Neither the teacher I worked with or I could speak Spanish except for basic words like bathroom, drink, ball etc. The teacher I worked with could understand most of what the kids said. I got to the point where I could understand quite a lot, mostly the school talk.

Almost all of the kids picked up the language easily as they wanted to talk to us and participate in class. Also they weren't allowed to talk in class in Spanish unless it was absolutely necessary or if they were a beginner. Even a beginning speaker was taught to say basic phrases such as May I go to the bathroom? right away.

It was an ENGLISH class and not a Spanish class. That's the way it should be but all too often clueless administrators and principals don't get it.

Mayday, what I'm against is that program created for specially for Spanish speaking children who don't speak English, I don't exactly know how do they call that program, all I know is that it cost the government billions. And as CayenneW. and I believe, a child's brain is like a sponge, and they can learn a language very easy and quickly.

I have nothing agains the government spending money to teach every child that goes to school a second laguage, that is ok.

CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status.


The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.



CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP. State regulations governing CAPI can be found in Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 49 .

CAPI recipients may be eligible for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, Special Circumstances, and IHSS, but they must file for each benefit separately. There is no automatic eligibility link between CAPI and these other programs.

Basic Eligibility Rules for CAPI

1. Successfully complete the application process, which is begun by filing an application in county welfare department offices.

2. Meet all other SSI/SSP eligibility criteria except for immigration status
o Be aged, blind, or disabled,
o Be a resident of California,
o Have resources below the allowable limits of $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple, and
o Have income less than the CAPI standards

3. Be a non-citizen and meet the immigration status criteria in effect for SSI/SSP as of 8/21/96.

4. Be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigration status. This means a CAPI applicant must apply for SSI/SSP, or submit other proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Amount of Benefits

CAPI payment amounts vary depending on a person's marital status, living arrangements and other income. CAPI payment standards are $10 less than SSI/SSP payment standards ($20 for a couple). Current information regarding SSI/SSP payment standards in California and SSI/SSP eligibility information can be obtained by calling the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 (800) 772-1213 or by contacting your local SSA office.

If CPI pays only $10 less than SSI the illegal gets a net gain. With the Ca. state supplement an indigent gets about $800 a month for SSI disability, but SSI eligibility rules out food stamps. I don't live in Ca. anymore but my retirement is from there: needless to say I'm afraid they will go broke some day. I think that the state of California would pay benefits to Martians if they ever landed.