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Direct linkVan Hook, Jennifer; Brown, Susan K.; Bean, Frank D. – Social Forces, 2006
The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 generally restricted immigrants' eligibility for welfare to those who had naturalized. By increasing the salience of naturalization, the law provides a unique opportunity to examine how social and economic contexts of reception influence immigrants' pursuit of citizenship. This paper summarizes instrumental-legal…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Social Environment, Economic Status, Citizenship
