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  NILC RESOURCES

 

Immigrants and the U.S. Health Care System (Prepared by CIWC, the California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative, 9/06)

 

Paying Their Way and Then Some: Facts about the Contributions of Immigrants to Economic Growth and Public Investment (PDF) (9/06)

 

Facts About Immigrants' Low Use of Health Services and Public Benefits (PDF) (9/06)

 

Response to Center for Immigration Studies report on use of public benefits by immigrants"Policy Questions for Evaluating Immigrant Use of Public Benefits."  (PDF) (3/26/03)

 

National Survey of Likely Voters Regarding Immigrants' Access to Public Benefits (requires PowerPoint) (5/22/02)

 

2000 Census: Foreign-Born Population Data (requires Excel) (5/02)

   

  RESOURCES FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN NILC  
(NOTE: Some links will take you out of NILC's website.)

 

"Immigrants and the Cost of Medical Care" (relatively little public money goes to providing health care to undocumented people).  "Just a small fraction of America's health care spending is used to provide publicly supported care to the nation's undocumented immigrants .... Overall, immigrants ... use relatively few health services, primarily because they are generally healthier than their American-born counterparts...."  RAND Corporation.  (11/06)

 

"The Health and Well-Being of Young Children of Immigrants."  Randy Capps, Michael Fix, Jason Ost, Jane Reardon-Anderson, Jeffrey S. Passel. Urban Institute, 2004. (PDF)

 

"A Description of the Immigrant Population." Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Congress. (PDF) (11/04)

 

"New Immigrants in the Labor Force and the Number of Employed New Immigrants in the U.S. from 2000 through 2003: Continued Growth Amidst Declining Employment Among Native Born Population."  Andrew Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, Paul Harrington, and Sheila Palma.  Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University. (PDF) (12/03)

 

"The Decline in Medicaid Use by Noncitizens since Welfare Reform."  Marie Wang and John Holahan, Health Policy Online No. 5, Urban Institute. (HTML) (5/21/03)

 

Response to Center for Immigration Studies report on use of public benefits by immigrants:  "Noncitizens' Use of Public Benefits Has Declined Since 1996: Recent Report Paints Misleading Picture of Impact of Eligibility Restrictions on Immigrant Families." Center on Budget and Policy Priorities(PDF) (4/14/03)

 

"Immigration and Poverty: Disappointing Income Growth in the 1990s Not Solely the Result of Growing Immigrant Population." Jeff Chapman and Jared Bernstein. EPI Briefing Paper No. 130, Economic Policy Institute.  According to these researchers, disappointing income growth in the 1990s resulted from a variety of factors, including the expansion of the two-tier labor market and globalization. (PDF) (9/02)

 

"Making a Difference in America: Immigrants Continue to Benefit Our Nation."  American Immigration Law Foundation.  Immigration Policy Focus, 1:1. (PDF) (Spring 2002)

 

"Brookings Welfare Reform and Beyond Forum: Should Legal Immigrants Receive Public Benefits?"  Kent Weaver and Andrea Kane, moderators.  The Brookings Institution.  (HTML) (2/28/02)

 

"The Scope and Impact of Welfare Reform’s Immigrant Provisions."  Michael Fix and Jeffrey Passel.  Urban Institute. (PDF) (01/02)

 

Profile of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2000.  U.S. Census Bureau.  (PDF) (12/01)

 

The Decline in Food Stamp Participation: A Report to Congress.  The Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Report No. FSP-01-WEL.  (PDF) (7/01)

 

"The Integration of Immigrant Families in the United States."  Michael E. Fix, Wendy Zimmerman, and Jeffrey S. Passel.  Urban Institute.  (HTML) (7/01/01)

 

"Hardship among Children of Immigrants: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America’s Families."  Randolph Capps.  New Federalism: National Survey of America's Families No. B-29, Urban Institute.  (HTML) (2/01/01)

 

"Health Coverage for Legal Immigrant Children: New Census Data Highlight Importance of Restoring Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage."  Leighton Ku and Shannon Blaney.  Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.  (HTML) (10/10/00)

 

"The Acquisition and Labor Market Value of Four English Skills: New Evidence from NALS."  Arturo Gonzalez.  Contemporary Economic Policy, 18:3.  (Abstract, HTML) (7/00)

 

"Immigrants in New York: Their Legal Status, Incomes, and Taxes."  Jeffrey S. Passel and Rebecca L. Clark.  Urban Institute.  (HTML) (4/01/98)

 

The New Americans: Economic, Demographic, and Fiscal Effects of Immigration.  James P. Smith and Barry Edmonston, eds.  National Academies Press.  (Table of Contents, HTML) (10/01/97)

   

Immigrants' Rights Update Articles (back to IRU index)

 

Paying Their Way and Then Some: Facts about the Contributions of Immigrants to Economic Growth and Public Investment (9/29/06)

 

Facts About Immigrants' Low Use of Health Services and Public Benefits (9/29/06)

 

National Poll Shows Voter Support for Immigrant Benefit Restorations (7/15/02)

 

Study Shows Sharp Decline in Use of Public Benefits by Immigrants (4/30/99)

 

Survey Will Help Advocates Document the Extent of Barriers to Benefits Access Faced by Needy Immigrants (4/2/99) (posted under "E-mail Benefits Updates")

   
   
   

 

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