A watchdog group released further documents detailing the USDA's partnership with Mexico in promoting food stamp usage among illegal aliens in the United States, particularly a Spanish language flyer provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent to the Mexican Embassy saying they need not show documents while trying to enroll their children in the food stamp program.
"The promotion of the food stamp program, now known as 'SNAP' (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), includes a Spanish-language flyer provided to the Mexican Embassy by the USDA with a statement advising Mexicans in the U.S. that they do not need to declare their immigration status in order to receive financial assistance. Emphasized in bold and underlined, the statement reads, 'You need not divulge information regarding your immigration status in seeking this benefit for your children,'" writes Judicial Watch.
The documents were obtained by the watchdog group after filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on July 20, 2012.
Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, says the collaboration between the USDA and the Mexican government to promote SNAP benefits for illegal immigrants should directly impact the immigration debate in America.
"The revelation that the USDA is actively working with the Mexican government to promote food stamps for illegal aliens should have a direct impact on the fate of the immigration bill now being debated in Congress," said Fitton. "These disclosures further confirm the fact that the Obama administration cannot be trusted to protect our borders or enforce our immigration laws. And the coordination with a foreign government to attack the policies of an American state is contemptible."
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