The following chart was posted on Facebook by Dennis Michael Lynch:

This is not acceptable. There is no guarantee that the people receiving these benefits are American citizens despite the fact that American taxpayers are paying for these benefits. Why are we giving money to illegal aliens when we still have homeless Americans?

According to a website called legalclarity.org:

Federal law, primarily the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), makes individuals without a “qualified” immigration status ineligible for most major federal benefit programs. This prohibition means undocumented immigrants cannot access a wide range of federally funded, means-tested assistance intended to support low-income families and individuals.

…The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is accessible regardless of immigration status. WIC provides food assistance, nutrition education, and healthcare referrals to low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, and to infants and children up to age five at nutritional risk. Eligibility is based on these criteria and income levels, not U.S. citizenship.

I don’t want anyone to starve to death, but I believe American citizens should have priority status. That priority status includes the American taxpayer that is paying for the benefits people who are not here legally are receiving. We cannot support the world even if it chooses to come here.