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Noncitizen Eligibility for Federal Public Assistance: Policy Overview

This report discusses the extent to which residents of the United States who are not U.S. citizens should be eligible for federally-funded public aid. This issue meets at the intersection of two major policy areas: immigration policy and welfare policy. This report deals with the four major federal means-tested benefit programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps), the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TAN… more

Date: December 12, 2016

Creator: Siskin, Alison

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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U.S. Policy on Cuban Migrants: In Brief

This report discusses the U.S. policy on Cuban migration that has been shaped by a 1966 law known as the Cuban Adjustment Act, as amended, and U.S.-Cuban migration agreements signed in the mid-1990s, operating in conjunction with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Date: December 16, 2016

Creator: Bruno, Andorra