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(6) Unless otherwise exempt, for households containing an alien sponsored after February 1, 1983 for whom a sponsor signed an affidavit of support or a similar statement as a condition of the alien's entry into the United States as a lawful permanent resident, portions of the gross income and the resources of a sponsor and the sponsor's spouse shall be deemed unearned income and resources of a sponsored alien for three years following the alien's admission for permanent residence to the United States. Money paid to the alien by the sponsor or sponsor's spouse would not be considered income to the alien unless the amount paid exceeds the amount deemed available. The amount paid that exceeds the amount attributed would be considered income to the alien in addition to the amount attributed to the alien. Aliens exempt from the provisions of this paragraph are:
(i) an alien participating in the food stamp program as a member of his or her sponsor's household;
(ii) aliens who are sponsored by an organization or group;
(iii) aliens who were not required by the United States Department of Immigration to have a sponsor as a condition of the alien's entry or admission into the United States as a permanent resident under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Such an alien(s) includes but is not limited to, a refugee, a parolee, an individual granted asylum, and a Cuban or Haitian entrant; and