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Issue Briefs and Other Resources

 

State and Local Policies on Immigrant Access to Services: Promoting Integration or Isolation? (PDF) (5/25/07)

 

Most State Proposals to Restrict Benefits for Immigrants Failed in 2005 (PDF) (rev. 11/21/05)

 

TABLE: 2005 State Legislation Restricting Benefits for Immigrants or Promoting State and Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws (PDF) (12/14/05)

   

State-Funded Benefits: Immigrant Eligibility

  State-Funded TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Replacement Programs
  State-Funded SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Replacement Programs
  State-Funded Medical Assistance Programs
  State-Funded SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) Programs
  State-Funded Food Assistance Programs
   

Immigrants' Rights Update Articles (back to IRU index)

 

Immigration Was Key in 2006 State Legislation and Ballot Measures (3/29/07)

  Resource Updated: "Major Benefit Programs Available to Immigrants in California" (2/20/07)
  Friendly House, et al. v. Janet Napolitano, et al. | 9th Circuit dismisses challenge to Arizona’s Prop. 200 and vacates district court ruling denying injunction (10/5/05) (posted under "Verification and Reporting")
  Friendly House, et al. v. Janet Napolitano, et al. | Arizona Allowed to Implement Prop. 200's Verification and Reporting Requirements as Litigation Continues (2/10/05) (posted under "Verification and Reporting")
  Friendly House, et al. v. Janet Napolitano, et al. | Court Temporarily Halts Arizona Initiative's Reporting Requirements for Benefit Applicants (12/22/04) (posted under "Verification and Reporting")
  Doe v. Commissioner of Transitional Assistance | Massachusetts Supreme Court Upholds 6-Month Residency Requirement for State TANF Program (9/10/02)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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