Have you seen any zombies lately? If so, you may have seen Jacque Orneuve from Port au Prince (Haiti).
Mr. Orneuve came to the US 15 years ago and has been working and paying socials ecurity for more than 13 years. When he became injured last year, he filed for Social Security benefits, only to be told that he was not eligible because Haitian records indicate that he had passed away in 1993, at the age of 51.
Mr. Orneuve came to the US 15 years ago and has been working and paying socials ecurity for more than 13 years. When he became injured last year, he filed for Social Security benefits, only to be told that he was not eligible because Haitian records indicate that he had passed away in 1993, at the age of 51.
“I understand that Americans have a fear of zombies, but that shouldn’t
keep them from obeying the law,” Orneuve said. “They’re discriminating against
me beacuse of my religion and my physical condition. It’s got to stop.”
Mr. Orneuve and his son sailed to Florida in 1994, escaping political tensions in their home country at the time. When the US government sent for his records, it shows that he was already dead. His friends and relatives swear he was brougth back as a zombie in a voodoo ceremony several days after he passed away, however.
“I’m not dead – I’m the living dead,” says Orneuve. “There’s a distinct
difference. They treat me like I don’t exist.
Now his case will go in front of the US supreme court as one of the first cases that the new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be presiding over.
It's okay, Mr. Orneuve. If the US government decides zombies are not eligible for benefits, you can always make some money starring in horror movies. It's much more fun watching real zombies versus fake ones with too much makeup.
Plus, maybe you can be the undead spokesperson. Undeads have rights too!!
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