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State Immigration Legislation and SNAP Take-Up Among Immigrant Families with Children

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  • Curtis Skinner

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Children living with immigrant parents represent the fastest-growing segment of the under-18 population in the United States. Immigrant-family children are much more likely to experience economic deprivation than native-family children. Research shows that immigrant families eligible for federal and state income and work supports, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps), access them at significantly lower rates than do native families. This study constructs an econometric model to identify variables associated with SNAP take-up among eligible immigrant families with citizen children. The results suggest broad-based state legislation restricting immigrant rights reduces program participation among these families. Stronger outreach efforts by state program administrators to promote SNAP among immigrant groups and make it easier for working parents to enroll in the program might encourage greater participation among eligible immigrant families in this important social safety net program.

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  • Curtis Skinner, 2012. "State Immigration Legislation and SNAP Take-Up Among Immigrant Families with Children," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(3), pages 661-682.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:46:y:2012:i:3:p:661-682
    DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624460304
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    1. Laird, Jennifer & Santelli, Isaac & Waldfogel, Jane & Wimer, Christopher, 2018. "Forgoing Food Assistance out of Fear: Simulating the Child Poverty Impact of a Making SNAP a Legal Liability for Immigrants," SocArXiv 6sgpk, Center for Open Science.
    2. Xiaoning Huang & Neeraj Kaushal & Julia Shu-Huah Wang, 2021. "What Explains the Gap in Welfare Use Among Immigrants and Natives?," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 40(4), pages 819-860, August.
    3. Sylvia E Twersky, 2019. "Restrictive state laws aimed at immigrants: Effects on enrollment in the food stamp program by U.S. citizen children in immigrant families," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(5), pages 1-18, May.
    4. Seungyeon Cho, 2022. "The Effect of Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Food Insecurity of Children in U.S. Immigrant Households," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 43(3), pages 501-510, September.
    5. Xiaoning Huang & Neeraj Kaushal & Julia Shu-Huah Wang, 2020. "What Explains the Gap in Welfare Use among Immigrants and Natives?," NBER Working Papers 27811, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Chaparro, M. Pia & Auchincloss, Amy H. & Argibay, Sofia & Ruggiero, Dominic A. & Purtle, Jonathan & Langellier, Brent A., 2023. "County- and state-level immigration policies are associated with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation among Latino households," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 333(C).

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