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My chinese relatives apply for every program they have eligibility for.

Its not uncommon in asian communities to bring your parents over upon retirement and have them apply for benefits. You will see plenty of this on mitbbs and wenxuecity and the like, chinese schools sometimes have seminars on how to apply.

My hair stylist told me she brought her mother over from Vietnam years ago, and now Mama (who never worked a day here nor learned the language) enjoys a level of medical care that I cannot afford for myself. The stylist was bragging how her mother needs monthly treatments that cost $1000, and she gets them for free (!), but it turned out that I have the same condition - and the same doctor!! - and have to pay a fortune for them. The stylist seemed VERY embarrassed that her immigrant mother got better care than a citizen who has paid income tax for 30 years, and of a sudden she got very quiet.

There is something very wrong with a system that provides better benefits for non-productive immigrants than tax-contributing citizens.

She may have been quiet on the outside, but inside she was pleased and actually laughing about how easy it is to take advantage of the idiotic American system.

People don't seem to understand that America and (Northern) Europe are high trust cultures. Most of the recent immigrants to both the US and Europe are from low trust cultures, and think nothing of taking advantage of others unless they are part of their particular ingroup as this is to be expected in their society.

Outside of Japan and to a lesser degree Korea, most Asian cultures (China in particular) are low trust.

I am an asian immigrant and this comment is spot on. I know friends who are trying to game the system and put their parents on medicare. I dont understand how immigrants parents are eligible for Medicare .

You're probably aware of the issue of being a "public charge" when you go through the immigration system, and if you act as a guaranteeor how long you have that obligation when sponsoring a relative.

There are quite a few exceptions to being a "public charge".

https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-sheets/public-charge-fact-sheet

"public charge" is basicically restricted to SSI and TANF, those things that are cash payments.

SNAP, medicaid, chip, energy assistance housing and the like are all things you can qualify for, but it depends on the state. VA for example is more strict than MD when it comes to the time period before you are eligible.

Immigrant parents aren't eligible for medicare, just medicaid, unless they work their 40 quarters first, but people set up ways of paying for that as well (you need to pay about $650 a year in payroll taxes to qualify for 4 quarters).
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I know an Indian couple who is running a gas station convenience store.  They have their dad running the counter and their mom is also on the payroll but does not actually work there. She provides free childcare at home. Anyways both grandparents make it look like they have been working for upto 4 quarters so that they get free medicare for life. [/quote]

Just had conference call today’s within h1b Indian.  Guy was supposed to be on call but had a kid in background bothering him and crying.  He couldn’t help and was worthless.   Abusing telework policy.   All the lawyers on here seem like they don’t have to deal with these immigrants and how they warp the morale in a company[/quote]

If this is all true and there is such widespread and rampant fraud then why isn't any of it ever being reported?[/quote]

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