What's keeping families from going hungry in America? The Food Stamp Program.

The New York Times ran a story highlighting how families are turning to the Food Stamp Program in their time of need. But no matter what the need may be, for immigrant families who have been here for less than five years, this program is not for them.

THE SAFETY NET
Living on Nothing but Food Stamps
By JASON DEPARLE and ROBERT M. GEBELOFF
Published: January 3, 2010
The number of Americans reporting food stamps as their only income soared 50 percent over the past two years.