Kobach: California Gives Illegal Aliens Free Health Care in Violation of Federal Law
California is the first state to make free health care available to illegal aliens. But it is illegal under current federal law to do so.
Welfare reform
Food Stamp Enrollment Drops in 47 States
Food stamp enrollment dropped over the past year in 47 out of 50 states, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics on nationwide food stamp enrollment.
Report: Mitch McConnell Mulling Abandoning Passage of Any GOP Budget in 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, faced with a slim 51-vote majority in the upper chamber of Congress, is reportedly mulling forgoing a budget altogether in 2018, a new report from Politico suggests.
Sweeping Welfare Reform to Dominate 2018 Congressional Agenda
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are eager to use the reconciliation process in 2018 to enact sweeping welfare-to-work reforms, the Hill reports.
Pinkerton: Back to the Future — Generous 1990s Block Grants Show GOP Path to Obamacare Repeal and Replace
The future of Obamacare repeal and replace lies with the GOP’s past success in converting federal welfare funds into block grants that allow governors to tailor the funds to their own local needs. However, like welfare reform in the 1990s, healthcare reform today will only succeed if it demonstrates that it can improve lives and not just reduce spending. The flesh-and-blood well-being of folks is more meaningful to people than abstract budget numbers showing a deficit reduction.
Hispanic Activist: Democrats are ‘Racist’, ‘Don’t Care About Us’
LOS ANGELES — Jorge Herrera, 31, an American-born Hispanic activist, unloaded on the Democratic Party this week, detailing his belief that despite pretending they are “all-inclusive” and the party for minorities, in reality Democrats are “racist” and “don’t care about us.”
Cornel West: Bernie Sanders Would be ‘Better for Black America’ Than Hillary Clinton
Author and Princeton University Professor Emeritus Cornel West weighed in on the question of which elderly white leftist should be supported by black voters with a Politico op-ed, entitled “Why Brother Bernie Is Better for Black People Than Sister Hillary.”
Iain Duncan Smith Fights Off Government Attempts to Hack at Welfare Budget
Rows are consuming the Conservative Party over cuts to the welfare budget, following the party’s surprise win in the general election. In the run-up to polling day, Conservatives had been promising to slash £12 billion from the welfare budget, banking on
Arizona Sets Welfare ‘Lifetime Limit’ of 12 Months to Address Budget Deficit
With a $1 billion budget deficit, Arizona lawmakers set a “lifetime limit” on welfare benefits at 12 months.
Study Reveals the Seven States with ‘Failing’ Welfare Programs
When the Republican-controlled Congress promoted welfare reform as one of its top priorities in 1995, opponents accused them of being unsympathetic to the plight of impoverished Americans and insisted the proposed policies would end up harming true reforms.
Church-Linked Charity Involved in Legal Fight Against Welfare Reform
A charity whose patrons include the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and journalist Jeremy Paxman is taking Welfare Secretary Iain Duncan Smith to court over welfare reforms including the spare room subsidy and stricter guidelines on discretionary housing payments. The
