Poor illegal aliens get food stamps denied to poor U.S. citizens, $2 billion worth

Article publisher: 
Washington Examiner
Article date: 
13 July 2016
Article category: 
Our American Future
Medium
Article Body: 

Illegal [alien] immigrant households tapping into the federal food stamp program are receiving $1.4 billion to $2.1 billion a year despite their ineligibility, according to a new analysis of the Agriculture Department program.

And rules guiding who can get food stamps favor households with illegal immigrants over all-U.S. citizen homes, according to the detailed report from the Center for Immigration Studies released Monday morning.

CIS expert David North has determined that 460,000 to 700,000 households with mix of legal and illegal immigrants are participating in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP.

 

He said that food stamp benefits average about $255 a month per household, suggesting that the the yearly payout to households with illegals ranges from $1.4 billion to $2.14 billion...

To get food stamps, families of three can't earn more than $2,177. But those with an illegal in the household can earn much more. The reason: The USDA prorates total household income to those who are legal...


 

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An Aid Program that Routinely Discriminates in Favor of Ineligible Aliens, by David North, Center for Immigration Studies, July 2016.