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Publication Date: October 2005
Publisher: Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty
Author(s): Kinsey Alden Dinan
Research Area: Population and demographics; Social conditions
Keywords: immigrant families; welfare
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
While federal policies exclude many legal immigrants from key public benefits, some states have stepped in to fill the gap. States can offer critical assistance to children in low-income immigrant families by using their own funds to provide them with the supports available to native-born families.