Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico 5/10 8a: About one in four New Mexicans has an EBT card in their wallet that they use to buy food. We鈥檙e continuing the conversation this week about food assistance and new work requirements that Congress is considering in the 2018 Farm Bill.
Some say the changes could be devastating to tribal communities, especially. Should we make cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other food programs when economies struggle?Does shrinking SNAP benefits save taxpayers money? How can the system be improved? Email letstalk@91暗网.org, tweet #letstalkNM or call in live during the show.
We鈥檒l also keep looking at developments in a 30-year court case about how the state does and doesn鈥檛 deliver SNAP. Part of that conversation: Are families with mixed immigration status being denied assistance illegally?
Guests:
- Patty Keane, Registered Dietitian and Associate Scientist,
- Paula Marechal, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, UNMH Young Children鈥檚 Health Center
- Zach Ducheneaux, secretary of the board of directors for the
- Scott Miller, CEO and Founder of
- Caroline Muraida, Pathways Navigator,
Resource:
- (National Immigration Law Center and Center on Law and Poverty)
More info:
- (In These Times)
- (Reuters)
- (Cronkite News, Arizona PBS)
- (Wonkblog, Washington Post)
- (NPR)
- (Santa Fe New Mexican)
- (91暗网)
- (NM Political Report)
