Under this measure. even if they are trying to find work. if they dont succeed they will go hungry. And. personally. I find the treatment of legal immigrants mystifying. My parents were immigrants. They. like many others. came to this country. worked hard. and contributed to their community. Todays immigrants are no different. They come to this country. they work hard. and they pay taxes. If they should fall upon hard times. why shouldnt we help them just like we help each other? Under the terms of this bill we arent allowed to help them. They lose food stamps and SSI even if they have been paying taxes and living.legally in. this country for years. And new immigrants will be denied Medicaid. Equally as disturbing as this bills reduction in its Federal commitment to a national safety net is the pressure it puts on States to reduce their commitments to help vulnerable people. The reduction in State match set by the bill and the flexibility to shift 30 percent of basic block grant moneys to other uses will exacerbate pressures within State governments to pull their own resources out of these programs.
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