Illegal Immigrants Welfare Benefits Bill Fails

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...A Senate measure to keep illegal immigrants from getting welfare benefits failed in the House Local Government Committee Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Republican Senator Mike Wilson of Bowling Green, would have required documentation of U.S. citizenship or legal residency to qualify for benefits. People who couldn't produce a document such as a birth certificate or driver's license within 30 days could sign an affidavit. Kentucky Equal Justice Center Director Richard Seckel said stringent rules already make it rare for illegal immigrants to get benefits.