The scandal was uncovered by researcher Todd Shepherd at the Independence Institute, which reported on internal e-mails obtained from the state revealing that officials in the agency told employees to disconnect a computer function that provided the mandatory checks on benefits applicants.

The internal documentation obtained from the agency revealed that Unemployment Insurance Director Mike Cullen instructed that “Work Order 51662″ be implemented with a top priority.

Read Tom Tancredo’s report on America itself “In Mortal Danger”

The move would result in the computer system ignoring a series of questions regarding citizenship asked of someone filing for unemployment insurance.

State officials confirmed yesterday to WND that the order was implemented, even though it meant that the agency was in direct violation of House Bill 06-1023. The bill, passed in a special session of the Colorado Legislature, demanded that certain government benefits, such as unemployment insurance, be denied to illegal aliens.

House Bill 06-1023 states, “It is the public policy of the state of Colorado that all persons eighteen years of age or older shall provide proof that they are lawfully present in the United States prior to receipt of certain public benefits.”

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