American kids denied food stamps in Alabama under immigration law

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Some U.S.-born children with parents who are illegal immigrants have been denied food stamps under Alabama's new immigration law, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen told Yahoo News on Monday.

Five people have called into the group's Alabama hotline to say they were denied food stamps because they couldn't prove they were legal residents, even though the food stamps are for their children, who are citizens.

Cohen says the civil rights group, which has already filed two lawsuits against Alabama over the law, will most likely bring another suit over the denied food stamps.

The law makes it a felony for a government employee to engage in "business transactions" with illegal immigrants, which some government employees have interpreted very broadly. Illegal immigrants have been told they can't pay their utility bills or even their taxes because it would count as a "transaction" with the government, according to Cohen.

Barry Spear, a spokesman for Alabama's Department of Human Services, said in an email to Yahoo News that it is not the agency's policy to demand proof of citizenship from the guardians of Americans who need food stamps. "We are unaware of any violations of the policy," Spear said.

Several parts of the law have been temporarily blocked pending the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on whether the law is constitutional or not. But the "business transaction" prohibition, as well as a mandate for local police to ask for proof of legal status during stops, were left to stand. Some Republican lawmakers say they want to amend the law this year, while a coalition of Democrats is trying to repeal it entirely.

Illegal immigrants are prohibited from accessing most welfare benefits, including food stamps, non-emergency Medicaid and cash welfare programs. Their children, if born in America, can access welfare programs as citizens. (The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that about 4.5 million American citizens under 18 years old have at least one undocumented parent.)

Last month, Kansas kicked more than 1,000 mixed-status families off its food stamp program when it joined three other states in adopting a stricter food stamp eligibility policy. A low-income family of five made up of two undocumented parents and three citizen children now has to show that its income is close to the poverty level for a family of three--not a family of five--in order to access food stamps. This is intended to prevent illegal immigrants from benefiting from food stamps, but immigration advocates say it will leave citizen kids hungry.

The Justice Department has sued Arizona, Alabama, South Carolina and Utah over laws that crack down on illegal immigrants, saying they interfere with the federal government's control over immigration. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Arizona's SB1070 beginning on April 25.

American kids denied food stamps in Alabama under immigration law | The Lookout - Yahoo! News
 
It is the children's fault?

No, it isn't!...And it's like a "catch 22" here....I feel sorry for those kids...then again angry at their parents. They are at fault here. Seems everywhere, they are cracking down on illegal food stamps, and the children are gonna suffer for it.
 
If you are that worried about the children going hungry, send them YOUR money. Write them a personal check
 
Funny how they can send food to starving children overseas.... but deny children that was born on US soil.
 

yea I hate freeloaders and useless people. sorry but it's real life and resource is scarce. you can't/don't work? you don't get to eat. simple as that. has always been like that since day 1. even Christian/Catholic missionaries do this too.

(this is where common decency and logic fail on their parts. gotta love these ignorant bunch)
 
yea and if one can't work, don't feed'em. off with SSI/SSDI!

thats, different. When you work and pay into it, it entitles you to the benefits.

Moving into a country illegally and having kids you cant support is much different. They didnt pay into the system.

Also, a lot of illegals work for cash under the table. Having undeclared income, makes it easy for them to cheat the system.
 
thats, different. When you work and pay into it, it entitles you to the benefits.

Moving into a country illegally and having kids you cant support is much different. They didnt pay into the system.

Also, a lot of illegals work for cash under the table. Having undeclared income, makes it easy for them to cheat the system.

Illegal is an adjective, not a noun.
 
Caroline, why doesnt your country give free healthcare to illegal immigrants like america does? You guys need to be more progressive
 
thats, different. When you work and pay into it, it entitles you to the benefits.

Moving into a country illegally and having kids you cant support is much different. They didnt pay into the system.

Also, a lot of illegals work for cash under the table. Having undeclared income, makes it easy for them to cheat the system.

you basically want to rip Fourteenth Amendment, Citizenship Clause, and most of Bill of Rights, right?

Fourteenth Amendment - Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

since you're all about $$$$$... by your logic, I believe most of European immigrants did not pay tax in the first place.... so that means pretty much most of generations born in America are now "illegals" and should be stripped off citizenship.
 
Caroline, why doesnt your country give free healthcare to illegal immigrants like america does? You guys need to be more progressive

in case you didn't know, illegal immigrants can only receive basic emergency medical attention in here and same in any modern countries.
in case you didn't know, illegal immigrants do not have healthcare under Obamacare and any welfare benefits.

you ask - but... but... but... they're still collecting our benefits and leeching off our system. how? simple - identity theft.
 
Caroline, why doesnt your country give free healthcare to illegal immigrants like america does? You guys need to be more progressive

You think children of illegal immigrants who were born in your country should starve. All that food you're enjoying...who do you think picked the fruits, the vegetables, worked on large scale farms so you can have food on your table? Their parents. Don't preach to me about being progressive.

Firstly, our healthcare is not free. We pay for it through our taxes. Anyone who is a Canadian citizen is entitled to complete healthcare coverage and that coverage extends to their children.

Secondly, we don't deny healthcare to illegal immigrants at all. If they didn't pay for healthcare through Canadian taxes nor do they have legal Canadian citizenship, then it comes out of their pockets. Just like our so called "free" healthcare came out of legal Canadian citizens' pockets.

Back to the subject of illegal immigrants - here's something for you to think about:

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do you think foodstamps america gives out is free?

I say let the illegals of america self deport to Canada. America will give them a bus ticket to canada and you guys can welcome them with open arms.

Also, any sick american without health insurance will get a free bus fare to canada, and your doctors can heal them. :wave:

It will be called NAHC. North american health care

You think children of illegal immigrants who were born in your country should starve. All that food you're enjoying...who do you think picked the fruits, the vegetables, worked on large scale farms so you can have food on your table? Their parents. Don't preach to me about being progressive.

Firstly, our healthcare is not free. We pay for it through our taxes. Anyone who is a Canadian citizen is entitled to complete healthcare coverage and that coverage extends to their children.

Secondly, we don't deny healthcare to illegal immigrants at all. If they didn't pay for healthcare through Canadian taxes nor do they have legal Canadian citizenship, then it comes out of their pockets. Just like our so called "free" healthcare came out of legal Canadian citizens' pockets.

Back to the subject of illegal immigrants - here's something for you to think about:

funny-puns-de-nada1.jpg
 
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