x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by sc.lmhostediq.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:24:29 -0500 thread-index: AdE3IsgnKOBvPBTSQUSkYdjr+DIBpQ== Thread-Topic: What are you people thinking? From: To: Subject: What are you people thinking? Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:24:29 -0500 Message-ID: <985904C91D2243179D9ABE8C47554A5C@IQ12> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Dec 2015 10:24:29.0894 (UTC) FILETIME=[C8469660:01D13722] CUSTOM Mr. Brad Shaker Writer Spartanburg Spartanburg SC 29330 bshaker@juno.com IMMI What are you people thinking? 69.174.87.124 Below is South Carolina's Refugee Resettlement Program. It's enough to stir people up, make them angry. You are going to give FREE cash, Free medical services, and FREE social services to people that we, South Carolinians, overwhelmingly don't want here. It's like playing Terrorist Russian Roulette with our family's lives. Hey, if you've got all this FREE to give away--give it back to the taxpaying citizens. You are not the conservative governor I thought you would be. Too much liberal in your blood. You've let us down--sold us out--or maybe you just pulled the wool over our eyes. Refugee Assistance What is the Refugee Resettlement Program? The Refugee Resettlement Program is established to help newly arriving population of refugees become self-sufficient in the shortest timeframe following their arrival in the United States. Refugees are individuals fleeing from persecution in their homelands who have been designated for resettlement elsewhere in the world. The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provides funds, policy and over-site; but services are administrated by the state. What is the purpose of this service? The primary focus of the Refugee Resettlement Program is to provide assistance and services through State-administered programs that enable refugees to become employed and economically self-sufficient as soon as possible. Who can receive these services? Specific categories of individuals that have been granted refugee status by the US Department of Homeland Security - Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) prior to entering the US. These are refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, certain Amerasians, unaccompanied alien children, certified victims of human trafficking, and survivors of torture. What services are offered? The Refugee Resettlement Program consists of the following services: Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) - Refugee cash assistance allows refugees that do not meet Family Independence guidelines to receive financial assistance for up to eight months after arrival in the USA. The benefit amount is the same as the benefit level for FI. Eligibility criteria for this service parallel that state's TANF (FI) programs. Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) - Refugee medical assistance provides a health screening within 90 days after arrival, as well as other medical assistance, for up to eight months after arrival in the US. Eligibility criteria for this service parallel the state's Medicaid programs. Refugee Social Services (RSS) - Refugee social services include employability services which include job preparation training, job seeking and keeping skills, vocational skills training, case management and other services such as English Language Training, translation and interpreter services, citizenship preparation and social adjustment services. How are the services provided? All services are coordinated through the Refugee Resettlement Services Unit at the State Office, as well as through private and non-profit services agencies under contract with the state to provide specialized services to refugees. The application for RCA is submitted and eligibility determination made at the local DSS office. The completed application and other required documentation are sent to the Refugee Resettlement Service Unit at the State Office for payment processing. The application for RMA is completed and eligibility determined at the local Medicaid office. The application for RSS must be submitted directly to the Refugee Resettlement Services Unit at the State Office. Contact Information SC Refugee Resettlement Services Unit (800)-922-1548 (803)-898-0989 (803)-898-0996 More Information and Resources