And lowincome workers who are jobless but are unable to find a job should look for work. they should participate in workfare or job training programs but they should not be denied food stamps without these opportunities. Again. I am just waiting for response from a couple other Senators before I introduce these amendments. but just in very broad outline the why of this amendment. I am going to draw from a study which comes out from the Department of Agriculture February 13. 1997. which really points to the characteristics of childless unemployed adult food stamp and legal immigrant food stamp participants. Madam President. this is not a pretty picture. We are talking about the poorest of poor people.
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Characterizing legal immigrants as part of a 'not pretty picture' of the poorest of the poor.