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Issue Briefs and Other Resources |
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Immigrant Eligibility Restorations Since 1996 (11/09)
1996 federal welfare law (PRWORA, P.L. 104-193) | 1996 immigration law (IIRIRA,
P.L. 104-208) | FY 1997 Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-18) |
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA, P.L. 105-33) | Agricultural Research,
Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-185) | Noncitizen
Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act of 1998 (P.L.
105-306) | Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (P.L.
106-386) | Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171)
| Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 (P. L. No.
108-193) | SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act (P. L.
No. 110-328) | Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
of 2009 (P. L. No. 111-3) |
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National, State, and Local
Organizations Ask Congress to End Attacks on Immigrants and to Work for
Strong and Integrated Communities in America (Posted
11/20/08)
(Letter endorsed by about 820 organizations that was sent to each member
of Congress in early Nov. 2008.) "We...write to express our concern about legislative proposals
in the 110th Congress that have threatened access to essential public
services for immigrants and citizens.... As Congress moves into a time
of new opportunities and change, we call upon you...to
resist politically-driven proposals designed to appear tough on
immigrants. We are concerned both about the consequences that
these proposals have on access to services for eligible beneficiaries,
and about the divisive impact that these negative debates have on our
communities." |
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Letter in support of HR 3014,
the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007.
"The provisions in HR 3014 are critical to reducing health disparities
and restoring equity to healthcare coverage for individuals most in need
of assistance, by improving access to health care and health care
education for underrepresented minorities." (3/23/05) |
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Concerns with Senate Finance
Committee Proposal to Make Certain Immigrants Ineligible for the Earned
Income Tax Credit (PDF) (3/23/05) |
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Immigrants' Rights Update Articles
(back
to IRU index) |
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House Passes Supplemental Security
Income Extension for Humanitarian Immigrants (posted under
"Supplemental Security Income (SSI)) (7/20/07) |
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"Facts
About" SSI, ICHIA, and Food Stamps: Resources Updated
(2/20/07) |
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Grinches
prevail in holiday season budget vote, but the battle continues into
2006 (12/22/05) |
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Proposal
to Make
Certain Immigrants Ineligible for EITC Raises Serious Concerns (3/31/05) |
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Senate Committee
Approves Bill Reauthorizing TANF: Includes Refugee SSI Extension, but Targets
Immigrants for New Restrictions
(3/31/05) |
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Senate WIA
Reauthorization Bill Includes Many Priorities for Limited English Proficient
Individuals
(3/31/05) |
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TANF
Extended until Mar. 31, 2005 (11/8/04)
(posted under "TANF") |
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Bills
Introduced to Extend SSI Eligibility Two Years (11/8/04)
(posted under "Supplemental Security Income") |
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House
Rejects Bill to Require Health Providers to Report Undocumented Patients to the
Government (5/20/04)
(Posted under "Health Care") |
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Momentum for Immigrant Amendments Builds as TANF Bill Is Extended
for Three Months without Change (5/20/04) |
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Social Security
Protection Act Adds Requirement for Non–U.S. Citizen Applicants
(4/2/04)
(posted under "Supplemental Security Income") |
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President's FY 2005
Budget Includes 1-year SSI Eligibility Extension (HTML) (2/17/04) |
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ICHIA Provisions
Stripped
from Medicare
Bill Signed by President (HTML) (12/18/03)
(posted under "Health Care") |
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Senate
HELP Committee Passes WIA Reauthorization Bill: Many Provisions for LEP
Persons Included
(HTML) (12/4/03) |
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Workforce
Investment Act Bill for Persons with Limited English Proficiency Introduced
by Senators Clinton and Ensign: Cosponsors Needed (PDF) (9/04/03)
(posted under
"Immigrants & Employment | Workforce Development")
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Congress extends TANF
through September 2003
(HTML)
(7/15/03) |
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Senate rejects
effort
to revoke the Immigrant
Children's Health Improvement Act (HTML) (7/15/03) |
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Workforce Investment
Act (WIA) to be reauthorized this year (HTML) (2/21/03)
(posted under "Immigrants & Employment | Workforce Development") |
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Congress adjourns without
reauthorizing TANF (HTML) (11/22/02)
(posted under "TANF") |
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Federal driver's
license legislation introduced
during 2002 reviewed (HTML) (11/22/02)
(posted under "Driver's Licenses") |
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Senate Finance Committee
votes to include
restorations of benefits to immigrants in TANF bill (HTML) (7/15/02)
(posted
under "TANF") |
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House Ways and Means Committee
passes Herger
bill; Other TANF proposals introduced in Senate (HTML) (5/14/02)
(posted
under "TANF") |
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President
Bush Signs Farm Bill; Food Stamp Eligibility Restored for Large Numbers
of Immigrants (5/14/02) (posted under "Food
and Nutrition Programs") |
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Federal Responsbility for Immigrant
Health Act Introduced (5/10/02) (posted under "Health
Care") |
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House Human Resources Subcommittee to Mark
up TANF Bill; Other TANF Reauthorization Proposals Introduced (4/12/02)
(posted under "TANF") |
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Substantial Restoration of Immigrants'
Food Stamps Eligibility Passes Senate (2/28/02) (posted under "Food
and Nutrition Programs") |
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Immigrant
Food Stamp Restoration Included in Senate Farm Bill to Be Considered in
January (12/20/01) (posted under "Food
and Nutrition Programs") |
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Senate
Committee Approves Partial Food Stamp Restoration (11/27/01) (posted under "Food
and Nutrition Programs") |
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Congress Considers Expanding Nutritional Assistance
for Immigrants (10/8/01) |
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"Healthy
Solutions" Initiative Launched, Bipartisan Proposals to Restore Benefits
Introduced (3/29/01) |
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Healthy
Solutions for America's Hardworking Families: Bipartisan Restoration Bills
Introduced (3/21/01) |
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Bills
to Restore Health, Nutrition Benefits to Immigrants Fail (12/27/00) |
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Bills
Affecting Immigrant Eligibility for Health, Nutrition Benefits Still on
Table (11/28/00) |
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Food Stamps: Hunger Relief Act Still
Alive in Congress (7/26/00) |
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House Version of Immigrant Children’s
and Pregnant Women’s Health Care Bill Introduced (7/26/00) |
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President’s 2001 Budget Would Restore
More Benefits to Immigrants (2/11/00) |
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Coalition Urges Passage of Hunger Relief
Act of 1999 (12/28/99) (posted under "Food and Nutrition Programs") |
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Congress Restores SSI to
Some "Not Qualified" Immigrants (10/26/98) (posted under "Supplemental Security
Income") |
