Why Colorado breaking federal laws by giving illegals unemployment checks?

[oded]

A state agency in Colorado has disobeyed a state law because officials in the Department of Labor & Unemployment thought the mandatory verification of the immigration status of unemployment benefit recipients would slow down their process of delivering checks to applicants.

The scandal was uncovered by researcher Todd Shepherd at the Independence Institute, which reported on internal e-mails obtained from the state revealing that officials in the agency told employees to disconnect a computer function that provided the mandatory checks on benefits applicants.

The internal documentation obtained from the agency revealed that Unemployment Insurance Director Mike Cullen instructed that "Work Order 51662" be implemented with a top priority.The move would result in the computer system ignoring a series of questions regarding citizenship asked of someone filing for unemployment insurance. State officials confirmed yesterday to WND that the order was implemented, even though it meant that the agency was in direct violation of House Bill 06-1023. The bill, passed in a special session of the Colorado Legislature, demanded that certain government benefits, such as unemployment insurance, be denied to illegal aliens.

House Bill 06-1023 states, "It is the public policy of the state of Colorado that all persons eighteen years of age or older shall provide proof that they are lawfully present in the Untied States prior to receipt of certain public benefits."

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Will document fraud millions are collecting free checks even though they never worked one day in Colorado ? Illegals getting food stamps, welfare, free er visits, free school meals, free food from their church..Illegals are getting more benefits than Americans. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=190597

[jolie]

Exactly. This is why we need to abolish the IRS and replace it with a consumption tax only. Illegals have more money that's not taxed, so let's even the playing field.

[tanishia]

Remember this the next time you hear some racist la raza nazi KKKlan with a Tan MESSYcan illegal ALIENS or their DUMBacratic party supporters. When they say illegal aliens can't get government programs.

[seme22]

It does not surprise me.

[colfre]

The CDLE has reported that they paid $1.69 million in fraudulent claims in 2009. The question must be answered if their decision to turn off the software that checks the legal status of claimants contributed to the $1.69m that was paid out in fraudulent claims.

Those responsible for this decision must be held accountable.

I am among the tens of thousands unemployed workers in CO that has exhausted all UI benefits.
I recently began publishing articles online as the Denver Unemployment Examiner.