R000175
Monday, March 11, 2002 11:45 AM
September 11 Fund Distribution
How incredible that those who made the decisions regarding how the September 11 Fund would be administered to the survivors of victims of the terrorists should determine to allow discrimination in who receives benefits.
And the discrimination is so blatant. This is what I understand: The Attorney General has announced he will overlook US Immigration law as the fund will compensate the surviving partners, spouses and families of illegal aliens (in this country against US law), will not deport those coming forward, and (get this), if economic information about the undocumented alien is needed, will not penalize the employers of these people .
My question is if an agreement from the US Attorney General that US law would not inhibit distributing funds to non-American citizens, in this country illegally, could be obtained, why did were the Attorney Generals of the 50 states not solicited and a similar agreement obtained that state law would not inhibit distribution?
Are not all Americans who died that day equal?
In disbelief and anger,
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