1.   An elderly immigrant swept the platform, a young couple embraced, a homeless man slept on a bench.

2.   An elderly immigrant woman blew kisses at the military honor guard as they somberly filed out of the cemetery.

3.   And advocates say that some desperate elderly immigrants even talk of suicide.

4.   At an ACLU news conference here, advocates said the impending cuts are already panicking elderly immigrants, including one elderly Russian emigre who apparently committed suicide.

5.   Bob Kim has similar stories too, on behalf of elderly Korean immigrants on federal-assistance programs such as Supplemental Security Income, or SSI.

6.   But Dianne Stewart, director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, said elderly legal immigrants will be hit the hardest.

7.   But last week, House Republicans backed away from that plan, and proposed giving benefits to certain elderly immigrants rather than to the disabled.

8.   Dade County, which has a large elderly immigrant population, would bear the brunt of the loss of benefits in the state.

9.   Experts say many elderly immigrants face special obstacles in learning English.

10.   Florida, for instance, plans to provide food aid to elderly immigrants who are in the process of becoming U.S. citizens.