Food Stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has endured and expanded in recent years. The program has been preserved and in some cases enhanced as a result of its inclusion in the Farm Bill, being characterized as a safety net of last resort and as a program for the deserving poor.
Matthew Gritter is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Angelo State University, USA. He is the author of Mexican Inclusion: The Origins of Anti-Discrimination Policy in Texas and the Southwest (2012).
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