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Article #2201Re: Illegal Aliens have been paid unemployment insurance in Colorado (bringing it to insolvency)
From: walt tonne
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:15
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:15
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On Nov 9, 4:57 pm, Steve from Colorado <gass...@hushmail.com> wrote: > This is what happens when Mexican puppets infiltrate state governments > and aid illegal aliens to replace Americans in the workplace and in > our communities. > > $60 million in payments to illegal aliens in Colorado while > Colorado's unemployment benefits fund is insolvent > > Report: > Unemployment Insurance Program > Department of Labor and Employment > Performance Audit > October 2011 > > "The UI Program has made a significant amount of over payments in > recent years. In addition, while staffing levels and information > system limitations have made it difficult for the UI Program to keep > up with increased workload and meet federal performance standards, > opportunities exist for the UI Program to increase efficiency by > eliminating labor-intensive processes and reallocating staff."The UI > Program does not have adequate controls in place to verify that > claimants are legally present in the United States. $60 million was > paid to individuals that didn't meet legal status requirements (3 > percent of all UI payments) In 2010, $169 million in over payments was > sent out (19 percent of all UI payments)." Full report here. > > Articles: > > Audit finds issues with CO unemployment insurance - CBS News, Nov. 8, > 2011 > > An estimated $60 million in unemployment benefits last year went to > people whose U.S. legal status was unverified because of lack of > safeguards within the Colorado Department of Labor, an audit concluded > Monday. > > The findings from the Colorado auditor's office comes weeks after the > department disclosed it had overpaid $169 million to people who were > ineligible to receive unemployment benefits in 2010 and a total of > $305 million over the past three years. Colorado is among seven states > with the highest rates of overpayments since July 2008, the U.S. > Department of Labor said in September. > > Audit: CO employers lax on verifying legal status - Denver Post, Nov > 7, 2011 > > Nearly half of audited Colorado employers are not complying with a > state law to verify the legal status of newly hired workers, according > to a report released Monday. > > An analysis from the Colorado Auditor's office found that 48 percent > of 404 employers audited by the state Division of Labor in 2010 didn't > comply with state law. State auditors emphasized that non-compliance > doesn't mean an employer hired an illegal immigrant [illegal alien] > and that lack of awareness about the law is a significant barrier to > compliance. > > Audit blasts labor dept. for wrong payouts - Overpayments total $382 > million since 2006, state auditors say - Colorado Chieftan. Nov. 8, > 2011 > > Colorado paid $60 million in unemployment benefits last year to > claimants who could not prove they were in the country legally. > Another $83 million was paid to people who could not prove they tried > to find employment, according to an audit released Monday. The > Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced last month that > it had paid $169 million in unemployment benefits in 2010 to claimants > who failed to meet eligibility requirements. > > Colorado had $305 million in improper unemployment payments over three > years - Oct. 13, 2011 > > Second report: > > Employment Verification and Public Contracts for Services Laws > Division of Labor > Department of Labor and Employment > Performance Audit > October 2011 > Full report here. > > _____________ > > According to a Colorado Legislative Council Staff report from May, > Colorado's unemployment benefits fund is insolvent and has been since > January 2010. > As of August 5, Colorado was nearly 1/3 of a billion dollars in debt > to the Department of Treasury, including over $10 million in interest > alone. While Colorado has until November 2012 to pay back the > principal on the loan, the interest bill comes due at the end of > September 2011. > > Treasury Direct: Title XII Advance Activities Schedule As of: November > 7, 2011 > Interest Rate: 4.08690135% > > Colorado data: > Outstanding Advance Balance: $327,445,126.81 > Advance Authorization Current Month: $70,000,000.00 > Gross Advance Draws: $0.00 > Current Month Interest for FY2012: $1,244,160.93 > Deferred Interest for States: $697,732.48 > > Findings courtesy of Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reformwww.CAIRCO.org Ridding America of illegal aliens would loose an historic economic renaisance.
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From: walt tonne <tonnewalt487@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Illegal Aliens have been paid unemployment insurance in Colorado
(bringing it to insolvency)
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 16:15:27 -0800 (PST)
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