Preserving Services for Immigrants: State and Local Implementation of the New Welfare and Immigration Laws

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Immigrants are drastically affected by benefit restrictions imposed by the welfare act as well as the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. These restrictions reach well beyond the traditional welfare programs to other services, including supplemental security income and food stamps. This article discusses the many choices state and local governments face in implementing the new welfare and immigration laws.

By the National Immigration Law Center From January - February 1997