It's almost a loophole, Washington Free Beacon reporter Elizabeth Harrington said on Fox and Friends Saturday to discuss her story on non-English speakers being fast-tracked for federal disability approval.
“Social Security disability insurance is meant for individuals in the workforce, American citizens who are no longer able to work because of a physical or mental impairment. To become an American citizen, you have to demonstrate at least a basic knowledge of the English language, and now they’re finding in these hearings individuals applying are saying, ‘Oh, I can’t speak English’ through a translator. They don’t have to prove it, and they’re getting automatically approved.”
In the meantime the scandal of the Veteran Hospitals secret waiting lists that denied timely care to veterans and resulted in the deaths of dozens of them is erupting all over the media. But it's not something new. It's been known for some time but authorities DID NOTHING. (Read more below.)
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“Social Security disability insurance is meant for individuals in the workforce, American citizens who are no longer able to work because of a physical or mental impairment. To become an American citizen, you have to demonstrate at least a basic knowledge of the English language, and now they’re finding in these hearings individuals applying are saying, ‘Oh, I can’t speak English’ through a translator. They don’t have to prove it, and they’re getting automatically approved.”
In the meantime the scandal of the Veteran Hospitals secret waiting lists that denied timely care to veterans and resulted in the deaths of dozens of them is erupting all over the media. But it's not something new. It's been known for some time but authorities DID NOTHING. (Read more below.)
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