GOP Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit Citizens

“President Trump has vowed to end what he calls the ‘waste of hard-earned taxpayer resources’ by cutting off federal benefits for undocumented immigrants and ensuring that funding goes to American citizens in need,” the New York Times reports.

“The actions amount to an aggressive attempt to curb immigrant families’ use of safety net programs. Although Republicans say they want to remove incentives for people to enter the country illegally, unauthorized immigrants generally do not receive federal benefits given efforts to chip away at their eligibility.”

“Immigration experts and advocates for immigrant rights say the changes would instead largely be felt by children who are U.S. citizens but whose parents are undocumented or immigrants who are authorized to live in the United States, such as refugees and people granted asylum.”