. Similarly, if immigration status does not prevent welfare usage for certain immigrants, then ceteris paribus, we do not expect … results. -- Immigrants ; welfare ; welfare reform ; immigrant status …The study of welfare participation in the U.S. prior to the 1996 welfare reform act and even afterward has focused on …

.S territories seem to be more inclined to welfare usage in comparison to US born White women. -- welfare usage ; women ; immigrants … to use welfare, it becomes useful to consider welfare usage among women. A-priori welfare programs are set up in such a … way that welfare usage should be based primarily on economic needs and health concerns. However, it is possible that an …

. Similarly, if immigration status does not prevent welfare usage for certain immigrants, then ceteris paribus, we do not expect …The study of welfare participation in the U.S. prior to the 1996 welfare reform act and even afterward has focused on … comparisons across race or with particular focus on particular groups like Hispanic immigrants. To the best of our knowledge …

This paper reviews the U.S. welfare reform efforts over the 1990s and the effects of these reforms to date. Seven … paper ends with some speculations about why European policy-makers are becoming more interested in U.S. welfare reform …

This paper examines ethnicity among highly skilled immigrants to the United States. The paper focuses on five classic …) Highly skilled immigrants are mostly male; they are not immune from lapsing into illegality; they have a shorter visa process … skilled immigrants are more likely to "think in dollars" than their cohortmates. Further work is taking a deeper look at these …

This paper reviews the U.S. welfare reform efforts over the 1990s and the effects of these reforms to date. Seven … skills. The paper ends with some speculations about why European policy-makers are becoming more interested in U.S. welfare …

local labor market conditions in explaining declines in the welfare participation trends of immigrants and reductions in the … that immigrants' participation in welfare declined more rapidly than natives' during the latter half of the decade. Our … reform decrease among immigrants, with immigrant welfare utilization being sensitive to changes in both employment and …

Beginning with the 1996 federal welfare reform law many of the central safety net programs in the U.S. eliminated … eligibility for legal immigrants, who had been previously eligible on the same terms as citizens. These dramatic cutbacks affected … eligibility not only for cash welfare assistance for families with children, but also for food stamps, Medicaid, SCHIP, and SSI …