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SSI cutoffs threaten Syracuse Hmong elders after long service
Yang, a 1915-born Hmong veteran who fought with Americans from 1961 to 1975, faces SSI loss under welfare reform as 10 year work or citizenship rules threaten elderly immigrants. He awaits a letter while his wife and others in Syracuse receive theirs. Community leaders urge exemptions for limited English literacy and aging.
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Social Securty Administration
Syracuse
Yang
Kaa Lee
Southeast Asian Community Center
Lee
United States
Laos
Lee Sai
Mung
Southeast Asia
France
Australia
Thailand
United Nations
Yangs
America
Hoang Nguyen
Southeast Asian Center
Bob Huss
Ukraine
Social Security Administration
She
National Immigration Law Center
Huss
Buffalo