Immigrants, fearing Trump crackdown, drop out of nutrition programs

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



Both documented and undocumented immigrants fear that accepting federal aid could make them ineligible for a green card if rules are changed.

By HELENA BOTTEMILLER EVICH 09/03/2018 08:17 AM EDT

Immigrants are turning down government help to buy infant formula and healthy food for their young children because they’re afraid the Trump administration could bar them from getting a green card if they take federal aid.

Local health providers say they’ve received panicked phone calls from both documented and undocumented immigrant families demanding to be dropped from the rolls of WIC, a federal nutrition program aimed at pregnant women and children, after news reports that the White House is potentially planning to deny legal status to immigrants who’ve used public benefits. Agencies in at least 18 states say they’ve seen drops of up to 20 percent in enrollment, and they attribute the change largely to fears about the immigration policy.

The Trump administration hasn’t officially put the policy in place yet, but even without a formal rule, families are already being scared away from using services, health providers say.

“It’s a stealth regulation,” said Kathleen Campbell Walker, an immigration attorney at Dickinson Wright in El Paso, Texas. “It doesn’t really exist, but it’s being applied subliminally.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/03/immigrants-nutrition-food-trump-crackdown-806292

[northoftheborder]

1. This is an evil policy.

[forgotmylogin]

2. RedDon's evil plan working as intended.

He doesn't like footing the bill for brown people. WITNESS: Puerto Rico.

[dalton99a]

3. Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing in action

[pazzyanne]

5. You just hit the heart of who is running the show in the White House.

It bothered me that Stephen Bannon was one of tRumps advisors, but Stephen Miller is the true puppeteer. tRump is nothing more that a carnival barking figurehead in this administration. The only thing tRump has done is settle his petty scores and line his and other billionaires pockets since he took office.

[Harker]

4. Tearing more families apart.

Causing greater insult and injury, maybe death.

The GOP is a terrorist organization.