I already provided links. I provided links because it's such a complex issue, there is no way to do it justice in a chat forum. Neither do I want to spend my personal time and effort on it when it would most likely just be ignored.
I must've missed your links. Will go back and reread
I didn't see anything about the SSA in what I read. Can you point me to that part?
Edit. Found this in the second link provided by u/ItsNotMeISwear: How Does Asylum Help People Fleeing Persecution?
An asylee—or a person granted asylum—is protected from being returned to his or her home country, is authorized to work in the United States, may apply for a Social Security card, may request permission to travel overseas, and can petition to bring family members to the United States. Asylees may also be eligible for certain government programs, such as Medicaid or Refugee Medical Assistance.
After one year, an asylee may apply for lawful permanent resident status (i.e., a green card). Once the individual becomes a permanent resident, they must wait four years to apply for citizenship.
Did, and read the top two (so far) and augmented my comment with what I read from the links you provided.
Still, the complexity of the process adds to the DOGE arguments regarding the fraught asylum system. It doesn't remove the seriousness of the DOGE findings from my perspective.
The conversation was about how complicated it was to apply for, and gain asylum, and how it wasn't thoroughly discussed in the course of a few minutes in the video above.
Yes. My interest now is not how complicated the process is (though I now wonder if the process is purposefully complex to obfuscate fraud or to support an underlying cottage industry) to validating or proving that the speaker made false claims about SSA findings. (I cannot find where his claims prove to be false.)
OK. I am ignorant.
Please provide specifics about how asylum seekers are handled. If you provide links I will read to educate myself.
Like, like, I read this stuff after wondering why SSA is making these changes now.
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I already provided links. I provided links because it's such a complex issue, there is no way to do it justice in a chat forum. Neither do I want to spend my personal time and effort on it when it would most likely just be ignored.
I must've missed your links. Will go back and reread
I didn't see anything about the SSA in what I read. Can you point me to that part?
Edit. Found this in the second link provided by u/ItsNotMeISwear:
How Does Asylum Help People Fleeing Persecution? An asylee—or a person granted asylum—is protected from being returned to his or her home country, is authorized to work in the United States, may apply for a Social Security card, may request permission to travel overseas, and can petition to bring family members to the United States. Asylees may also be eligible for certain government programs, such as Medicaid or Refugee Medical Assistance.
After one year, an asylee may apply for lawful permanent resident status (i.e., a green card). Once the individual becomes a permanent resident, they must wait four years to apply for citizenship.
Not sure how you missed them. They're the big blue section of writing in my post.
Hope you're able to find them on your second go round.
Did, and read the top two (so far) and augmented my comment with what I read from the links you provided.
Still, the complexity of the process adds to the DOGE arguments regarding the fraught asylum system. It doesn't remove the seriousness of the DOGE findings from my perspective.
Ok. And?
The conversation was about how complicated it was to apply for, and gain asylum, and how it wasn't thoroughly discussed in the course of a few minutes in the video above.
Are we changing the topic now?
Yes. My interest now is not how complicated the process is (though I now wonder if the process is purposefully complex to obfuscate fraud or to support an underlying cottage industry) to validating or proving that the speaker made false claims about SSA findings. (I cannot find where his claims prove to be false.)