Here is the issue I have with this. I live in Oregon and there are a lot of illegal immigrants here and there are also lots of legal immigrants here. My brother in law is actually from Jamaica and I have watched how difficult it is to get permanent residency here along with a visa, but they have done it. They have also had to shell out a lot of money. SO my issue is all the illegals here are not only getting away with living here and not having to pay taxes or any of that but they are also not following the laws that are set forth here. They actually just did a immigration raid here not too long ago and discovered alot of Identity theft going on with illegal immigrants. So the way i look at it is if they are not going to legally be here then they need to either go back to the country they were born in or start filing papers and paying to become legal. Also i know for a fact from quite a few friends who are legal, but have family that is not. That America is a big joke to Mexico. Because they all know they can come here and live on welfare, not pay taxes, and get free medical help. One of of my friends who was born here, but her parents are illegal, told me that once her family was established here her parents wrote home and told them to come to America because we give out free money. So honestly we need to fix the immigration policies and fast. Yes it sucks that families are getting ripped apart, but one of the reasons they have children in America is so they have a fighting chance to stay here illegally.

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all i can do is laugh my butt off and hope for the bestLOL

Am I the only one who wonders how this woman can have absolutely no idea that she isn't a citizen? It never crossed her mind to be certain before running for public office?

This will sound harsh but, why should this woman be any different than any other person living here illegally? Is it OK to deport poor immigrants, but not city council members? Maybe there should be an income level where it no longer matters whether or not your are illegal. Maybe we should only deport un-attractive people, or people with blue eyes. Why does this woman think that her value as a citizen is more than any other illegal immigrant? What's good for the goose...

I think it is a sad story, but I also feel she should have to go through the same channels that any other joe schmoe would. Whether it be deportation or becoming a legal citizen.

I wrote about my experiences living in both England and South Africa on work permits.

My husband is a pastor and brought over a youth pastor and his wife from South Africa (they are white South Africans - long story). They had a child here. The child is a US citizen. He is eligible for foodstamps, but they are NOT. They are here legally on religious worker visas, but are low income being youth pastors.

I know that when a child is born here, they are eligible for HUD housing (therefore the family would be eligible for HUD housing based on income.) In this particular case, the parents, here legally, are NOT eligible for foodstamps. She was eligible for WIC while pregnant because the child would be a US citizen, so she received the WIC benefit while pregnant and continued to do so after the birth since the child is under age 6. However, they were not going to receive foodstamps until the baby was on formula/eating food and are only eligible for the baby's individual amount, not the whole family amount.

Do illegal immigrants get foodstamps while our youth pastor and his wife, here legally, don't? Something would be very wrong. Any American citizen (any baby born here by our current laws) should be eligible for benefits. That just makes sense. However, to give illegals foodstamps while those working here legally on work permits do not qualify would be wrong.

Does anyone know if illegals (adults) qualify for foodstamps or is it just the children born here who qualify?