Thread: Anchor babies denied food stamps in Alabama under immigration law

American kids denied food stamps in Alabama under immigration law

By Liz Goodwin | The Lookout – 2 hrs 51 mins ago.. .

Some U.S.-born children with parents who are illegal immigrants have been denied food stamps under Alabama's new immigration law, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen told Yahoo News on Monday.

Five people have called into the group's Alabama hotline to say they were denied food stamps because they couldn't prove they were legal residents, even though the food stamps are for their children, who are citizens.

Cohen says the civil rights group, which has already filed two lawsuits against Alabama over the law, will most likely bring another suit over the denied food stamps.

The law makes it a felony for a government employee to engage in "business transactions" with illegal immigrants, which some government employees have interpreted very broadly. Illegal immigrants have been told they can't pay their utility bills or even their taxes because it would count as a "transaction" with the government, according to Cohen.

Barry Spear, a spokesman for Alabama's Department of Human Services, said in an email to Yahoo News that it is not the agency's policy to demand proof of citizenship from the guardians of Americans who need food stamps. "We are unaware of any violations of the policy," Spear said.

Several parts of the law have been temporarily blocked pending the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on whether the law is constitutional or not. But the "business transaction" prohibition, as well as a mandate for local police to ask for proof of legal status during stops, were left to stand. Some Republican lawmakers say they want to amend the law this year, while a coalition of Democrats is trying to repeal it entirely.

Illegal immigrants are prohibited from accessing most welfare benefits, including food stamps, non-emergency Medicaid and cash welfare programs. Their children, if born in America, can access welfare programs as citizens. (The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that about 4.5 million American citizens under 18 years old have at least one undocumented parent.)

Last month, Kansas kicked more than 1,000 mixed-status families off its food stamp program when it joined three other states in adopting a stricter food stamp eligibility policy. A low-income family of five made up of two undocumented parents and three citizen children now has to show that its income is close to the poverty level for a family of three--not a family of five--in order to access food stamps. This is intended to prevent illegal immigrants from benefiting from food stamps, but immigration advocates say it will leave citizen kids hungry.

The Justice Department has sued Arizona, Alabama, South Carolina and Utah over laws that crack down on illegal immigrants, saying they interfere with the federal government's control over immigration. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Arizona's SB1070 beginning on April 25.

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well all I can say is the court's better start doing some thing . Im sick of all this bs The illegal immigrants get every SB thing
& we american can not any thing every state better start to crack down on every one not Only the illegal Immgrants
what about all the other country that are over for a free ride hello
wake the hell up
I see this every day is sick
No amnesty or dream act

These people broke our laws by comming here illeaglly.
These people break our laws every hour of every day they remain in America illegally.
These people show no respect for Americans or America by remaining in America.
These people are criminals and deserve to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of American law then deported back to their own countries.
The childeren born in America to law breaking illegal criminals are known as "Anchor Babies."
All illegals are just that. They are law breakers and criminals and need to be deported.
The illegal "Anchor Babies" need to be deported. They are just as criminal and breaking Americans laws as any common criminal.
Most Americans already work like dogs to feed our family. Why do we have to feed these illegal brats also??

I'm guessing here, but I suspect Alabama changed its income requirements to qualify for food stamps to include all members of a household. In some states, families that contained both legal and illegal members got more in food stamps than citizen families. For example, an American citizen family with two adults and three children would be held to the maximum amount for a family of five. A family with two illegal adults and three citizen children, would receive benefits based on income for a family of three (the number of family members receiving benefits). Of course, the kiddies don't have income so they get the full amount of food stamps.

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http://www.alipac.us/f12/gop-targets...aliens-250464/

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http://www.alipac.us/f12/al-immigrat...ildren-250505/

Typical leftist tactic. "The innocent children are being damaged by your laws". I tend to believe Spear over Cohen and the SPLC.

Barry Spear, a spokesman for Alabama's Department of Human Services, said in an email to Yahoo News that it is not the agency's policy to demand proof of citizenship from the guardians of Americans who need food stamps. "We are unaware of any violations of the policy," Spear said.

The hotline was set up by the DOJ. Does the corrupt, in my opinion, SPLC run it?

Some U.S.-born children with parents who are illegal immigrants have been denied food stamps under Alabama's new immigration law, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen told Yahoo News on Monday.

Five people have called into the group's Alabama hotline to say they were denied food stamps because they couldn't prove they were legal residents, even though the food stamps are for their children, who are citizens.

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The Justice Department has sued Arizona, Alabama, South Carolina and Utah over laws that crack down on illegal immigrants, saying they interfere with the federal government's control over immigration

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The federal government has control over immigration? They want every state to be like California, broke! California is aiding and abetting illegal immigration, but that is ok as long as they don't interfere with the federal goverment's control.

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Originally Posted by MontereySherry

The federal government has control over immigration? They want every state to be like California, broke! California is aiding and abetting illegal immigration, but that is ok as long as they don't interfere with the federal goverment's control.

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ALL 58 CA. Counties now I.C.E. Secure Communities
2/24/2011
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-229387.html

California 287g counties
Los Angeles, San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Solano, San Joaquin, Sonoma, Sacramento, Stanislaus, and Ventura.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1190243.html

L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca: Let us deport the bad guys
May 16, 2011
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-238210.html

CA. Gov. Jerry Brown is a supporter of Secure Communities,
and as state attorney general ratified the agreement with the federal government.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-223652.html

119,912 Deported by Secure Communities as of 1/24/2012
(114,678 Deported by Secure Communities as of 12/28/2011)
( http://www.alipac.us/f12/deported-se...2011-a-246416/ )

AL - 136
AK -
AZ - 14,358
AR - 220
CA - 46,660 (More than any other state.)
CO - 464
CT - 107
DE - 84
DC -
FL - 6,093
GA - 3,368
HI - 38
ID - 253
IL - 1,030
IN - 135
IA - 103
KS - 174
KY - 110
LA - 414
ME -
MD - 298
MA - 220
MI - 494
MN -
MS - 168
MO - 185
MT - 13
NE - 220
NV - 834
NH -
NJ -
NM - 520
NY - 306
NC - 3,150
ND -
OH - 550
OK - 763
OR - 782
PA - 485
RI - 28
SC - 1,081
SD - 40
TN - 1,124
TX - 30,696
UT - 1,196
VT -
VA - 2,575
WA - 167
WV - 4
WI - 199
WY - 77

TOTAL - 119,912
1/24/2011
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

http://www.alipac.us/f12/119-912-dep...2012-a-249751/