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Saturday, April 27, 2013

USDA FLYER: WE DON'T CHECK IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR FOOD STAMPS

A government watchdog group has discovered that the United States government is advising Spanish-speaking residents that they need not declare their immigration status to qualify for food stamps.

Judicial Watch obtained the Spanish-language flyers through a Freedom of Information Act request and announced on Thursday that the "promotion of the food stamp program, now known as 'SNAP' (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), includes a Spanish-language flyer provided to the Mexican Embassy by the USDA .

A statement on the flyer—emphasized in bold and underlined—reads, “You need not divulge information regarding your immigration status in seeking this benefit for your children.”

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We give BILLIONS of our money to other countries, what is a few hundred in food stamps? At least THEY are spent in this country, unlike the money we send overseas.