Prakash Kashwan is co-director of the research program on economic and social rights at the Human Rights Institute and an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Connecticut.
New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.