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Should Legal, Non-Citizen Immigrants Receive Food Stamps?
Should Legal, Non-Citizen Immigrants Receive Food Stamps?
Washington State’s decision to end funding for food stamps for legal immigrants has prompted a class action lawsuit claiming the move was unconstitutional.
Effective February 1, the state government will cease all funding for its Food Assistance Program for Legal Immigrants, saving the budget about $7 million.
But “saving money is not adequate justification to discriminate against plaintiff and class members,†said lead plaintiff Monica Navarro Pimentel, as part of the litigation that argues the state has violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment since U.S. citizens are allowed food stamps in Washington.
The budget cut affects more than 10,000 legal immigrants who were receiving assistance under the terminated program.
Food Assistance Program for Legal Immigrants was established in 1997 in response to the federal government’s decision to end food-stamp eligibility for most legal immigrants.
Anyone else see a slight WTF with this statement?
If I'm not mistaken, if you're a
legal immigrant, aren't ya supposed to be on the path to
citizenship or here
workin'???
Ya think maybe, just maybe, that's why the Fed ended the Food Stamp program for them???? They're not supposed to need them, or they're supposed to become
citizens, whereas, you will be illegible!!!!
How ****in' hard is that to figure out DUmb****??????
If you're gonna bitch like this for legal immigrants, I can't wait until the repubs axe the program for illegals!!!