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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

RFK Jr moves to kick thousands of undocumented kids off low-income Head Start pre-K program

Undocumented children will no longer be able to access federally funded Head Start programs for low-income families, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced on Thursday as part of a sweeping redefinition of eligibility for the scheme.

“For too long, the government has diverted hardworking Americans’ tax dollars to incentivize illegal immigration,” Kennedy said in a statement. “Today’s action changes that—it restores integrity to federal social programs, enforces the rule of law, and protects vital resources for the American people.”

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