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Immigration and Welfare, 1970-1990

Year: 1994

Type: report

Abstract: This paper uses the 1970.1980.and 1990 Public Use Samples of the U.S. Census to trace the evolution of immigrant participation in welfare programs during the past two decades.The data indicate that immigrant participation in welfare programs is on the rise, and that the dollar costs associated with this trend are rising even faster.By 1990, immigrant households received a disproportionately high share of the cash benefits distributed in the United States.Even though only 8.4 percent of the households are foreign-born, these households accounted for 10.1 percent of all households that received public assistance, and for 13.1 percent of the total cash assistance disthbuted.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w4872

Author: George Borjas

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard University, University of California San Diego

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, No poverty

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1558660387

Cites: 14

Cited by: 71

Related to: 10