Trump's Changes

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In October of this year, Donald Trump passed a budget resolution that cuts funding of food assistance programs like SNAP by 150 billion dollars. Because of this, many people will no longer be able to have access to food assistance because applying for assistance is becoming more and more complicated and time consuming. This just goes to show that Trump, who advocated for the (white) working class during his candidacy for president, is a liar. In 2013, Oregon had the highest usage of food assistance in the nation. Since then, the utilization of it has gone down, due to the economy getting better. Angela Helm says that, “ Contrary to (racist) popular belief, African Americans do not make up the majority of those who receive governmental assistance such as food stamps; but because poverty and food insecurity are higher among African Americans, about one-third of families receiving assistance are black, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities . With any cut to food stamps, black children and the elderly would be most adversely impacted.” A census in 2011 showed that half of black children in Oregon live in poverty. If these resources are cut even further, imagine how many more African American children would be forced into poverty.
By: Ashley Ortega
Sources
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/11/half_of_black_chil dren_in_oreg.html https://www.theroot.com/trump-s-new-budget-threatens-to-kick-millions-off-of-fo-181926 0370 

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