{"id":7800,"date":"2012-07-19T15:42:25","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T22:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/?p=7800"},"modified":"2012-07-19T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T22:42:25","slug":"rush-obama-advertising-food-stamps-in-mexico-for-a-permanent-underclass-for-the-democrat-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/rush-obama-advertising-food-stamps-in-mexico-for-a-permanent-underclass-for-the-democrat-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush: Obama Advertising Food Stamps In Mexico For A &#8216;Permanent Underclass For The Democrat Party&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k4Vbi5A-ZK4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/US-Mex-food-stamps.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7801\" title=\"US Mex food stamps\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/US-Mex-food-stamps.png?resize=584%2C238\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/US-Mex-food-stamps.png?resize=1024%2C419 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/US-Mex-food-stamps.png?resize=300%2C123 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/US-Mex-food-stamps.png?resize=500%2C205 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/US-Mex-food-stamps.png?w=1251 1251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>USDA partnering with Mexico to boost food stamp participation<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/07\/19\/usda-partnering-with-mexico-to-boost-food-stamp-participation\/\">by Caroline May | Daily Caller<\/a><br \/>\nThe Mexican government has been working with the United States Department of Agriculture to increase participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps.<\/p>\n<p>USDA has an agreement with Mexico to promote American food assistance programs, including food stamps, among Mexican Americans, Mexican nationals and migrant communities in America.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153USDA and the government of Mexico have entered into a partnership to help educate eligible Mexican nationals living in the United States about available nutrition assistance,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the USDA explains in a brief paragraph on their \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Reaching Low-Income Hispanics With Nutrition Assistance\u00e2\u20ac\u009d web page. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mexico will help disseminate this information through its embassy and network of approximately 50 consular offices.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership \u00e2\u20ac\u201d which was signed by former USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista in 2004 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d sees to it that the Mexican Embassy and Mexican consulates in America provide USDA nutrition assistance program information to Mexican Americans, Mexican nationals working in America and migrant communities in America. The information is specifically focused on eligibility criteria and access.<\/p>\n<p>The goal, for USDA, is to get rid of what they see as enrollment obstacles and increase access among potentially eligible populations by working with arms of the Mexican government in America. Benefits are not guaranteed or provided under the program \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the purpose is outreach and education.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the materials the USDA encourages the Mexican government to use to educate and promote the benefit programs are available free online for order and download. A partial list of materials include English and Spanish brochures titled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Five Easy Steps To Snap Benefits,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How To Get Food Help \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A Consumer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to FNCS Programs,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ending Hunger Improving Nutrition Combating Obesity,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and posters with slogans like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Food Stamps Make America Stronger.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>When asked for details and to elaborate on the program, USDA stressed it was established in 2004 and not meant for illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The partnership with the Mexican embassy was established in 2004,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d a USDA spokesman wrote The Daily Caller in an email. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153USDA does not perform outreach to immigrants that are undocumented, and therefore not eligible for SNAP.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/07\/19\/usda-partnering-with-mexico-to-boost-food-stamp-participation\/\">&#8230;read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDA partnering with Mexico to boost food stamp participation by Caroline May | Daily Caller The Mexican government has been working with the United States Department of Agriculture to increase participation in the Supplemental Nutrition&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[2476,9,5045],"tags":[13002,255,15655,15656,15653,15654,5372,1947,99,15652,15657,11475,7513,2059],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/US-Mex-food-stamps.png?fit=1251%2C513","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7800"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}