21.   State officials have promised to continue Medicaid for immigrant children but have not made a commitment for elderly immigrants, she said.

22.   The Immigration and Naturalization Service says a small but growing number of elderly immigrants are citing the medical exemption to become citizens.

23.   The growing population of elderly immigrants collecting SSI is partly explained by the surge in immigration over the past decade.

24.   The primary reasons given by elderly immigrant Latinos for not enrolling in Medicare was a mistaken belief that naturalized citizenship is a prerequisite for eligibility.

25.   The program also has been savior for many elderly immigrants trapped in the modern reality of dispersed families and changing traditions.

26.   There has been a huge increase in the number of elderly immigrants on welfare.

27.   Tova Klein, a social worker with Self Help, who works with elderly immigrants, said the seven-year limit set by law is completely unrealistic.

28.   Until the passage of the welfare law, many elderly immigrants had sponsors who pledged to care for them for their first five years in the United States.

29.   Wellstone said that while many elderly immigrants were not citizens, they had sons and daughters who were citizens and would vote.

30.   Police also believe he may have pressured elderly Sacramento immigrants for a portion of their monthly aid money.