Harmonic convergence of kausfiles themes! Two seemingly unrelated developments:

1) Senator Marco Rubio has been assuring conservatives that the illegal immigrants legalized by his immigration amnesty would (in FOX News’ paraphrase) ”not qualify” for federal welfare benefits

“for at least 10-13 years–and would not qualify for another five years under current law.”
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2) A memo has surfaced showing that HHS official Mark Greenberg was angling to water down the welfare reform law’s work requirements as early as 2009, the first year of the Obama administration.

Put (1) and (2) together … Hmm … Would HHS have the power to waive the restrictions on welfare that Rubio is running around boasting about? The answer is apparently yes, at least in part, according to Sen. Orrin Hatch’s office.