What social benefits do American immigrants have?

# American Immigration # Introduction The current social welfare system in the United States has been gradually improved since the implementation of the 1936 Social Security Act. The Social Security Law contains the following types of welfare measures. Let's take a look, welcome to read!

Social Welfare of American Immigrants

1, federal social insurance

Federal social insurance is set up for working people, and both working and leaving people and their families can participate, mainly including pension, pension, disability allowance and medical benefits.

2. Unemployment benefits

As long as they are dismissed and unemployed, they can apply regardless of whether they have savings or not. The general subsidy period is 6 to 9 months, which may be extended according to different situations in each state.

3. Public assistance

It is specially designed for the blind, the elderly, the disabled and low-income or no-income families. Issued by the state government according to their living conditions, applicants will be investigated to prove their qualifications.

4. Welfare of pregnant women and children

It aims to protect and improve the health of pregnant women and children, but it provides health care services regardless of discovery money.

The Social Security Law is national and aims to protect the rights and interests of all people. Except for public assistance, most welfare measures can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of wealth. It is worth mentioning that the Social Security Bureau stipulates that people who receive supplementary security income do not have to live in the United States to facilitate retirees living overseas.

In addition to the above welfare policies contained in the social security law, there are many social benefits in the United States, involving all aspects of life and work. The more common ones are as follows:

I. Work insurance

1, unemployment insurance

Unemployment insurance is an insurance system. Deduct a portion from the insured's salary every month to insure. Once the insured loses his job, he can get compensation, which is generally half of the original salary.

2. Workers' compensation

By the employer to the state government or insurance companies, workers can apply for work-related injuries. The specific amount and duration of compensation depends on the premium paid by the employer, and certain medical expenses can also be reimbursed. Workers' compensation can also be applied by non-Americans, without affecting future change of identity or naturalization.

3. State Disability Insurance

Only California, new york, New Jersey, Hawaii and Puerto Rico in the United States have such insurance benefits, which are specially designed for people who are temporarily unable to work due to short-term illness. In other words, the insured must be on the job during his illness, and the insurance money will stop paying when he returns to work after rehabilitation.

Second, living allowance.

1, food stamps

The United States Federal Department of Agriculture issues food stamps to state governments. Food stamps can only be exchanged for crops produced in the United States, but not for currency, so as to help low-income families.

2. Cheap or free meals provided by the school

This is a national nutritious diet plan formulated by the government to ensure the health of school children. Non-Americans can also benefit.

3. Home Energy Subsidy Scheme

Designed for low-income families to reduce the cost of coal and electricity, non-Americans can also enjoy it. Energy subsidies can not only help pay for coal-fired electricity, but also repair heaters, gas pipes and other related heating equipment.

4. Cheap public housing

There are four forms of this welfare: public housing, subsidized housing, rent subsidy and low-cost housing. Applicants must be 62 years old or have a low income, and some housing subsidies require both conditions.

Three. Federal Medicaid system

1, medical subsidy

Unlike medical insurance, Medicaid is a medical care plan, which is designed for low-income families and can enjoy medical insurance at the same time, but only for American citizens.

2. Family care plan

The federal, state and county governments jointly provide domestic and non-medical care for the elderly, the blind or the disabled over 65, so that the beneficiaries can live safely at home without having to live in nursing homes or public medical institutions.

Further reading: American EB-5 immigrant visa

Investment immigration project refers to EB-5, the immigrant visa category in American immigration law, referred to as EB-5 for short.

EB-5 is an immigration category established by American immigration law for overseas investment immigrants. Since the establishment of 1990, after the second revision of the law, this category has become a convenient channel with the shortest application time and the least qualification restrictions among all immigrant categories, and is called the "green fast lane".

The investment threshold of this kind is generally set at $654.38+00,000. If the investment target is located in a low-employment area that meets the national statistics, this investment threshold can be reduced to 500,000 US dollars. Foreign immigrant applicants can get a two-year conditional green card if they invest 6,543,800+0,000 or 500,000 US dollars in enterprises in the United States and create ten employment opportunities. 90 days before the expiration of the two-year period, if the investment behavior and created employment opportunities still exist, investors can apply to cancel the conditions and become permanent residents.

In order to concentrate the investment funds in the specific areas designated by the government and effectively promote the local economic development, the US government has specially set up the "Regional Center Migration Plan" in the EB5 Immigration Regulations since 1993. That is, investors invest in "designated regional centers" approved by the US government, and the requirement of "directly creating ten employment opportunities" in immigration application conditions can be relaxed to "directly or indirectly creating ten employment opportunities". The relaxation of this norm, for most investors who are not familiar with the American business environment, has become an incentive to attract foreign investors because they do not have to bear the responsibility of creating jobs directly.

At present, the US government issues 65,438+00,000 EB-5 visas every year, of which 5,000 will be reserved for investors who choose to invest in "designated regional centers".

Loose terms:

● The application qualification is relaxed.

EB-5 sets quite relaxed qualifications for applicants, and applicants need not be restricted by any business background, age, education level or language ability.

● Loose asset conditions

Applicants do not need to declare all their assets, nor are they limited by the holding time of assets, as long as they can prove that the sources of funds that can be invested in the "regional center" are legally obtained, and the funds are not only obtained through their own efforts to run enterprises, but also through inheritance or gift.

● Benefit from relaxed conditions.

Investors can bring their spouses and unmarried children under 2 1 year-old to apply at the same time and be approved at the same time. One person invests, and the whole family benefits.

● Loose living conditions.

Immigrants who invest in "designated regional centers" do not have to participate in the management of American investment projects, nor do they have to bear the responsibility of creating jobs directly.