Perhaps it Is because we do not see them. we do not know who they are. we have an image of them that in most cases is In error. But who are these people who now face hunger? They are people we do not see and we do not know. so we forget them. Under the welfare reform bill. called the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. ablebodied adults now have a limited time to participate in the food stamp program. and legal immigrants are restricted from participation all togcthcr. There are 27 million persons who participate in the food stamp program. but there are only 1.3 million who are ablebodied. That is less than 5 percent.
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