, which allows federal officials to deny legal immigrants a path to citizenship if they participate in certain federal safety net programs, including SNAP. The decision appears to have led to thousands fewer children receiving SNAP.
More broadly, the public charge rule and other administration actions have undermined the nation's safety net in a variety of programs, leading not only to more hungry children but also fewer enrolled in Medicaid, leavingThese regulatory actions need to be rescinded or reversed. It is indefensible for policymakers to make it harder for children to participate in programs for which they are eligible and from which they benefit tremendously.
It should be a national outrage that 14 million children are hungry in America. If we do not act swiftly, food insecurity will harm a generation of children, especially Black and brown children.Sara Bleich, Jessica Cohen, Benjamin Sommers and Joseph Allen are professors at the
Hungry children in the richest country on Earth should anger every just person, especially during a national health and economic crisis. But by all means Congress (Senate) rush to confirm a justice and adjourn until after the election. Vote them out.
😢 So sad.
The schools should be opened! Children are the least likely to acquire or pass on covid of all age groups. The flu is more dangerous to children than covid. Do we shut down schools for flu?
Trumpers don't gaf about kids eating.
There is no health care plan There is no plan for comprehensive health care There is no pandemic relief... So what the hell is on the Trump train? Bags of money stolen from taxpayers?
What, exactly, means 'food insecurity'?