Patterns of immigration and public assistance utilization, 1970-1980

Leif Jensen

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Patterns of immigration and public assistance utilization, 1970-1980

Leif Jensen

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The recent surge in immigration to the United States has rekindled debate over the economic burden imposed by immigrants. This article explores the utilization of public assistance by immigrants and natives. Descriptive tables show that despite their higher poverty rates, immigrant families had only minimally higher public assistance recipiency rates compared to natives. -from Author

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	51-83
Number of pages	33
Journal	International Migration Review
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/2546396
State	Published - Jan 1 1988

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