Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who under the provisions of this chapter is ineligible for benefits under the food stamp program (as defined in [section 1612(a)(3)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1612/a/3/B&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall not be eligible for such benefits because the alien receives benefits under the supplemental security income program (as defined in [section 1612(a)(3)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1612/a/3/A&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who under the provisions of this chapter is ineligible for benefits under the food stamp program (as defined in [section 1612(a)(3)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1612/a/3/B&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall not be eligible for such benefits because the alien receives benefits under the supplemental security income program (as defined in [section 1612(a)(3)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1612/a/3/A&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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§ 1601. Statements of national policy concerning
welfare and immigration
The Congress makes the following statements
concerning national policy with respect to wel-
fare and immigration:
(1) Self-sufficiency has been a basic principle
of United States immigration law since this
country’s earliest immigration statutes.
(2) It continues to be the immigration policy
of the United States that—
(A) aliens within the Nation’s borders not
depend on public resources to meet their
needs, but rather rely on their own capabili-
ties and the resources of their families, their
sponsors, and private organizations, and
(B) the availability of public benefits not
constitute an incentive for immigration to
the United States.
(3) Despite the principle of self-sufficiency,
aliens have been applying for and receiving
public benefits from Federal, State, and local
governments at increasing rates.
(4) Current eligibility rules for public assist-
ance and unenforceable financial support
agreements have proved wholly incapable of
assuring that individual aliens not burden the
public benefits system.
(5) It is a compelling government interest to
enact new rules for eligibility and sponsorship
agreements in order to assure that aliens be
self-reliant in accordance with national immi-
gration policy.
(6) It is a compelling government interest to
remove the incentive for illegal immigration
provided by the availability of public benefits.
(7) With respect to the State authority to
make determinations concerning the eligi-
bility of qualified aliens for public benefits in
this chapter, a State that chooses to follow
the Federal classification in determining the
eligibility of such aliens for public assistance
shall be considered to have chosen the least
restricti