Trump policies not positive for minorities

I'm writing in response to the April 25 letter to the editor written by Michael Fuechtmann of Roselle. Mr. Fuechtmann stated in his letter that President Donald Trump's polices "have positive effects for minorities." I disagree.

The Trump administration's budget for 2019 cuts basic assistance that millions of families struggling to get by need to help pay the rent, put food on the table and get health care. According to research conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute, "The cuts would affect a broad range of low and moderate income people, including parents, children, seniors and people with disabilities."

The 2019 Trump budget also cuts SNAP benefits, formerly known as Food Stamps, by more than $213 billion over the next 10 years. It also includes other benefit and eligibility cuts that would cause at least 4 million people to lose SNAP benefits altogether. These cuts will affect every category of SNAP participant, including the unemployed, the elderly, individuals with disabilities and low-income working families with children.

Mr. Fuechtmann also stated that Democratic policies "have hurt African Americans and others for half a century." The CBPP says: "Taken together, the cuts are far deeper than any ever enacted and would deepen poverty and hardship and swell the ranks of the uninsured. The budget highlights the vast gulf between President Donald Trump's promises and his actual policies." It's obvious; the policies of the current administration are having a negative impact on minorities.

Cathy Truesdale

Wheaton