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Effects of Immigration on WIC and NSLP Caseloads

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  • Vericker, Tracy
  • Fortuny, Karina
  • Finegold, Kenneth
  • Ozdemir, Sevgi Bayram

Abstract

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) have no eligibility restrictions based on the legal status of immigrants. This study reveals an increase in the number and share of immigrants and their children in WIC and NSLP between the mid-1990s and 2006; however, their share of participants is generally comparable to their share of the eligible population. Findings suggest that immigrants face fewer barriers to access in WIC and NSLP than they do for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and other benefits subject to immigration-related eligibility restrictions.

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  • Vericker, Tracy & Fortuny, Karina & Finegold, Kenneth & Ozdemir, Sevgi Bayram, 2010. "Effects of Immigration on WIC and NSLP Caseloads," Contractor and Cooperator Reports 292083, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerscc:292083
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.292083
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    1. Rickertsen, K. & Gustavsen, G.W. & Nayga, R.M. & Dong, D., 2018. "Acculturation in Food Choices among U.S. Immigrants," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277041, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    2. Colleen Vesely & Rachael Goodman & Marriam Ewaida & Katina Kearney, 2015. "A Better Life? Immigrant Mothers’ Experiences Building Economic Security," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 36(4), pages 514-530, December.

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