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en-wikipedia-org-1420		Hunger in the United States - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	13544	1405	62	The extent of American youth facing hunger is clearly shown through the fact that 47% of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants are under the age of 18.[32] The states with the lowest rate of food insecure children were North Dakota, Minnesota, Virginia, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts as of 2012. Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, with California accounting for over 12% of the U.S. agriculture cash receipts.[48] Over half of agricultural workers in California, contributing to the state's agriculture economy and providing the nation with over half of all fruits and vegetables, are undocumented.[49] Despite undocumented laborers contributing to the agriculture industry, farm work and labor are among the lowest paid occupations in the U.S.[50] Many undocumented communities suffer from food insecurity due to low wages, forcing families to purchase economically viable unhealthy food.[51] Though existing food pantry and food stamp programs aid in reducing the amount of food insecure individuals, undocumented immigrants are ineligible for social service programs and studies have found that limited English acts as a barrier to food stamp program participation.[52] Due to a lack of education, encounters with government agents, language barriers, undocumented individuals pose higher rates of food insecurity and hunger when compared to legal citizens.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1420.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1420.txt