Originally Posted by djplong

Well, here in New Hampshire, I'll speak towards your points..

[Job] - Nope. Well, you MIGHT be able to get a landscaping job under-the-table - but employers here are pretty strict about making sure you pass employment eligibility. Even McDonalds does it up here.

[Driver's License] - Fat bleeping chance. First you need either a U.S. birth certificate, U.S. Passport, U.S. Military ID or driver's license from another state. If you didn't supply a driver's license for the first part, you need one of 7 other forms of ID (divorce decree, state-issued non-driver's picture ID, State of NH employee ID, SSA card, etc). THEN you have to prove residencywith one or more of the following (many of which have to be less than 60 days old): A certified title or application that isn't marked "non resident", lease or rental agreement, mortgage statement who's address agrees with your other paperwork, utility bill with your name on it, property tax bill, payroll check OR verification by parent/guardian.

[Social security] - The SSA site says you have to prove U.S. citizenship or document your immigration status. I know this is enforced from personal experience as I've had to fix a problem with my identity.

[Welfare] - Not in NH.

[food stamps] - Not in NH

[credit cards] - HIGHLY unlikely since you need a Social Security number to pass a credit check AND the banks have severely tightened their rules for qualifying.

[free health care] - Debatable. They can't turn you away from the emergency room in some case but nobody says how much they have to provide.

[free education] - Debatable. In NH, you have to prove residency in the community.

[lobbyist in Washington] - That's hardly the fault of the 'immigrant'. The lobbyist would be more accurately described as an opportunist trying to score points.

[public documents] - Not in NH. There's some in Spanish and French but not too many.

[the right to carry your country's flag while you protest] - Free speech is for everyone. However, here in NH, if you were to do that, we'd laugh at you

[thanks to ACORN - you can vote] - Locally, it's a bit too easy, for my taste, to get on the voter registration rolls. It's something I'd like to see tightened up.