R002308
Tuesday, March 19, 2002 2:12 PM
prejudice starts at home
how are those who are not u.s. citizens more deserving than citizens of the
united states? give the domestic partners and children of lesbian and gay
victims of the 9-11 tradegy the support they deserve, including financial
support.
According to Feinberg, lots and lots of people will receive compensation
under the plan, including children, babies, and even fetuses. And as an
indication of how generous the fund will be, even illegal aliens, who aren't
American citizens and who are in the US in violation of federal law, will
receive benefits. Feinberg even says that the Attorney General has promised
that if undocumented aliens come forward, they won't be kicked out of the
country, and their employers won't be penalized. "The attorney general, in
consultation with Immigration, etc., undocumented aliens who come forward,
the families will not suffer any consequences. They are covered by this
program. They will get a check. The employer, where we need the economic
information about the undocumented alien, will not be penalized," Feinberg
told "Meet the Press."
Yep, the Attorney General is himself willing to overlook US law so that the
victims of September 11 can be compensated.
But when it comes to gay Americans who lost a loved one to Mohammad Atta and
his band of thieves, that's when Feinberg and the Department of Justice
suddenly do an about face: "[Gays and lesbians are] left out of my program
to
the extent that their own state doesn't include them. I cannot get into a
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