CAN WE GET U.S. CITIZENS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRATION REFORMS?

This study investigates the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, both passed in 1996, on the use of health-care services in immigrant communities in five Texas counties. The study presents findings of interviews with public agency officials, directors of community-based organizations, and members of 500 households during two research phases, 1997–1998 and 1998–1999. In the household sample, 20 percent of U.S. citizens and 30 percent of legal permanent residents who reported having received Medicaid during the five years before they were interviewed also reported losing the coverage during the past year. Some lost coverage because of welfare reform restrictions on noncitizen eligibility or because of changes in income or household size, but many eligible immigrants also withdrew from Medicaid “voluntarily.”

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US fiscal deal will not solve migration debate

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db229234 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Federal Government ◽

Illegal Immigration ◽

The State ◽

State Governments ◽

Immigration Reform ◽

Content Type ◽

Immigration Reforms ◽

Security Enhancements ◽

Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Significance The move follows the Senate's failure again yesterday to agree on spending priorities and immigration, the same policy disagreements which prevented a spending deal being passed by midnight on January 19. This has thrown the federal government into its first shutdown since 2013. Impacts Trump's support for "comprehensive immigration reform" may not hold. If US economic growth continues, this may push up illegal immigration, absent security enhancements. Challenges from the state governments over immigration reforms are possible. If Republicans are seen as anti-immigrant, gaining non-traditional constituencies' votes, including minorities, will be hard.

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Welfare And Immigration Reforms: Unintended Side Effects For Medicaid

Health Affairs ◽

10.1377/hlthaff.17.3.137 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 137-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Marilyn R. Ellwood ◽

Leighton Ku

Keyword(s):

Side Effects ◽

Immigration Reforms

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Perceived structural vulnerabilities among detained noncitizen immigrants in Minnesota

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0252232 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. e0252232

Author(s):

Kazumi Tsuchiya ◽

Olivia Toles ◽

Christopher Levesque ◽

Kimberly Horner ◽

Eric Ryu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Language Proficiency ◽

English Language ◽

The United States ◽

Third Party ◽

Structural Determinants ◽

Immigration Detention ◽

The Us ◽

Immigration Reforms ◽

Collaborative Efforts

Across several decades there has been an unprecedented increase in immigration enforcement including detention and deportation. Immigration detention profoundly impacts those experiencing detention and their family members. An emerging area of research has found that immigrants experience a number of challenges which constrain and limit their decisions, choices, and options for security and integration in the United States due to social, political and structural determinants. These determinants lead to greater structural vulnerabilities among immigrants. The purpose of the current study was to illuminate the perceived vulnerabilities of detained noncitizen immigrants as they are raised and described while attending case hearings at the Bloomington, Minnesota immigration court. Through conducting a thematic analysis of notes derived from third party immigration court observers, three areas of perceived vulnerability were identified. These perceived vulnerabilities include 1) migration and motivations to migrate, 2) structural vulnerabilities (e.g., discrimination, financial insecurity, social ties and family support, stable or fixed residence, English language proficiency, health and mental health) in the US, and 3) challenges in navigating immigration detention. These findings demonstrate that noncitizen immigrants who are undergoing immigration detention are experiencing multiple intersecting vulnerabilities which profoundly impact their lives. Collaborative efforts across sectors are needed to work towards comprehensive immigration reforms including both short-term and long-term solutions to address pressing issues for noncitizens undergoing immigration detention.

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