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Obama’s Dream: Children of refugees get more federal benefits than poor U.S. kids

America loves kids, but Uncle Sam has a favorite: children of refugees. Among recipients of food stamps, welfare cash and Social Security payments, refugee children receive more in taxpayer-funded aid than children of citizens, according to a new report on federal spending from the pro-immigration Migration Policy Institute. For example, 30 percent of refugee children live in households that received food stamps from 2009-13. Among American children, the number was 27 percent, said the report titled, Young Children of Refugees in the United States: Integration Successes and Challenges.

Source: Report: Children of refugees get more federal benefits than poor U.S. kids | Washington Examiner

Dirty, Dirty Dems: Former DNC Chair, now VA Gov Allows Convicted Felons To Vote Padding Hillary Odds

As the Richmond Times Dispatch reports, Governor Terry McAuliffe today signed an order to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons in Virginia. The order applies to nonviolent and violent felons, and according to a confidential draft of research for the order obtained by the Richmond Times Dispatch, is authorized under the Constitution of Virginia. Why this surprising announcement now? As Reuters says, the “move that could help the Democratic nominee in November’s presidential election.”

Source: Virginia Governor Allows Convicted Felons To Vote In Boost To Hillary’s Election Odds