Welfare Reform and Immigrants: Implications for Policy

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 profoundly impacted immigrants and suggested a fundamental shift in our national stance toward immigration. This paper examines the impact of welfare reform on legal, non-citizen immigrants in the United States. It describes...

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Main Author: Alice Kopij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2012-10-01
Series:Columbia Social Work Review
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Online Access:https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8794FKT/download