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   From: the.encyclopod@amazon.com   
      
   States that allow illegal immigrants to collect unemployment benefits   
   could lose federal funding, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said   
   Friday.   
      
   In a letter to all governors, Chavez-DeRemer urged them to comply with   
   President Donald Trump's directives to ensure that tax dollars aren't   
   used to benefit those in the U.S. illegally.   
      
   "Our nation’s unemployment benefits exist solely for workers who are   
   eligible to receive them," Chavez-DeRemer wrote. "To qualify for   
   unemployment, one must be able and available to work, actively seeking   
   work and be legally authorized to accept employment in the United   
   States. Unemployment benefits are not a handout for those in our country   
   illegally."   
      
   Chavez-DeRemer urged the states to use SAVE, an online database for   
   registered federal, state and local government agencies, to verify the   
   immigration status of applicants seeking benefits or licenses.   
      
   The move comes as the Trump administration continues to clamp down on   
   illegal immigrants who receive taxpayer benefits.   
      
   On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the U.S. Food and   
   Drug Administration (USDA) is taking action to ensure that illegal   
   immigrants no longer receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program   
   (SNAP) benefits, widely known as food stamps.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/states-warned-federal-funding-jeopardy-i   
   llegal-immigrants-collecting-unemployment-benefits   
      
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