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Fear of deportation drives people off food stamps in US
Associated Press ^
| 6/6/2017
| CLAUDIA TORRENS and GISELA SALOMON
Posted on 06/06/2017 2:04:46 PM PDT by mdittmar
NEW YORK (AP) -- A crackdown on illegal immigration under President Donald Trump has driven some poor people to take a drastic step: opt out of federal food assistance because they are fearful of deportation, activists and immigrants say.
People who are not legal residents of the U.S. are not eligible to take part in what is formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
But many poor families include a mix of non-legal residents and legal ones, such as children who have citizenship because they were born in the U.S. In those cases, it is often an adult who is not a legal resident who submits the application.
Some now feel that is too dangerous under a president who has made immigration enforcement a priority. Throughout the U.S., there are accounts of people resisting efforts of nonprofit organizations to sign them up for food stamps, letting benefits lapse or withdrawing from the program because of the perceived risk.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: illegals; second100days; trumpwinsagain; welfarestate; win; winning
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06/06/2017 2:04:46 PM PDT
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mdittmar
To: mdittmar
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:05:30 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: mdittmar
To: mdittmar
Nope.....not tired of winning yet.
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:06:01 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: mdittmar
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:06:05 PM PDT
by
Dog
(..."I'm just a cook....")
To: mdittmar
Now go back to your countries.
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:06:06 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: mdittmar
This proves illegals are on food stamps, despite screeching liberals constantly telling us they’re not.
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:06:56 PM PDT
by
Nea Wood
To: mdittmar
Yesssssss
Never have been here in the first place
Never should have received benefits of any kind in the second place
GTHO
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:07:03 PM PDT
by
A_Former_Democrat
("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! BOYCOTT Mexico nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
To: stephenjohnbanker
To: mdittmar
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:07:17 PM PDT
by
House Atreides
(Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
To: mdittmar
Who says there’s no good news anymore?
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:07:22 PM PDT
by
abb
("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
To: mdittmar
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:07:37 PM PDT
by
CopperTop
(Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
To: stephenjohnbanker
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:08:43 PM PDT
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Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: mdittmar
Not good enough.GET THEM OUT!!!!
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:09:15 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: mdittmar
More good news!
President Trump and working Americans win again.
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:09:42 PM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(120+ days without Hilliarly/Huma as POTUS! Covfefe President Trump for this great reality, each day!)
To: mdittmar
Gee, they say that like it is a bad thing!
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:10:50 PM PDT
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fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: snarkytart
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:10:58 PM PDT
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stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: mdittmar
Women, Children, Minorities Hardest Hit </nytimes>
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:11:02 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(The Paris Accord was an attempt to get America to sign onto the new World Religion.)
To: Nea Wood
No it doesn’t. I’ve explained it on here numerous times will do so again. Their American born children are on food stamps and the food stamps are issued in the illegal parents names. On the application itself the illegal parents are designated ‘not eligible’.
Yes, I worked as an eligibility worker for food stamps.
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posted on
06/06/2017 2:11:14 PM PDT
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sheana
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