But the practical effects of the fingerprinting requirement will go a lot further than just cracking down on cheats. Countless legitimate welfare beneficiaries will be forced off the rolls. Some will simply fail to make it through yet another bureaucratic hoop and be dropped. Those who will suffer the most will be immigrants, children, and others who most need whatever help they can get.
City officials say they're powerless to overturn the state mandate.
But there's no evidence that they've tried.