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Issue Briefs and Other Resources |
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NILC RESOURCES |
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Immigrants and the U.S. Health Care
System (Prepared by CIWC, the California Immigrant
Welfare Collaborative, 9/06) |
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Paying Their Way and Then Some:
Facts about the Contributions of Immigrants to Economic Growth and
Public Investment (PDF) (9/06) |
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Facts About Immigrants' Low Use of
Health Services and Public Benefits (PDF) (9/06) |
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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) |
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National Survey
of Likely Voters Regarding Immigrants' Access to Public Benefits
(requires PowerPoint)
(5/22/02) |
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2000
Census: Foreign-Born Population Data (requires Excel) (5/02) |
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RESOURCES FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN
NILC
(NOTE: Some links will take
you out of NILC's website.) |
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"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) |
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"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) |
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"A Description
of the Immigrant Population." Congressional Budget
Office, U.S. Congress. (PDF) (11/04) |
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"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) |
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"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) |
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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) |
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"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) |
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"Making a Difference in America:
Immigrants Continue to Benefit Our Nation." American Immigration Law
Foundation. Immigration Policy Focus, 1:1. (PDF) (Spring 2002) |
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"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) |
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"The Scope
and Impact of Welfare Reform’s Immigrant Provisions." Michael Fix and
Jeffrey Passel. Urban Institute. (PDF) (01/02) |
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Profile of the
Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2000. U.S. Census Bureau.
(PDF) (12/01) |
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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) |
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"The Integration of Immigrant
Families in the United States." Michael E. Fix, Wendy Zimmerman, and
Jeffrey S. Passel. Urban Institute. (HTML) (7/01/01) |
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"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) |
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"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) |
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"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) |
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"Immigrants in New York: Their
Legal Status, Incomes, and Taxes." Jeffrey S. Passel and Rebecca L. Clark.
Urban Institute. (HTML) (4/01/98) |
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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) |
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Immigrants' Rights Update Articles
(back
to IRU index) |
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Paying Their Way and Then Some:
Facts about the Contributions of Immigrants to Economic Growth and
Public Investment (9/29/06) |
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Facts About Immigrants' Low Use of
Health Services and Public Benefits (9/29/06) |
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National Poll Shows Voter Support
for Immigrant Benefit Restorations (7/15/02) |
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Study Shows Sharp Decline in Use of Public
Benefits by Immigrants (4/30/99) |
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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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