Immigrant Social Policy in the American States: Race Politics and State TANF and Medicaid Eligibility Rules for Legal Permanent Residents
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This paper examined differences in the drivers of state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Medicaid immigrant eligibility policies, determined in the wake of the 1996 Welfare Reform, and found that differences in incentive structures of the two programs may affect the way race politics influence each.Abstract:
This article examines differences in the drivers of state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Medicaid immigrant eligibility policies, determined in the wake of the 1996 Welfare Reform. The findings show that differences in the incentive structures of the two programs may affect the way race politics influence each. Specifically, race is a strong negative correlate for TANF inclusion of immigrants as states with large African American populations were more likely to exclude legal permanent residents from the program. In the case of Medicaid, the size of the immigrant population is a strong positive correlate for inclusion. The effect of the size of the black population, although negative, is small and not significant. The study confirms extant research findings that ideological factors play an important role in the formation of both policies.read more
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Temporary Assistance For Needy Families: Sanctioning And Child Support Compliance Among Black Families In Illinois.
Kathryn C. Kaplan,Suniya Farooqui,Jamela Clark,Emily Dobson,Rita Jefferson,Niya Kelly,Katherine Buitrago,Kimberly Drew,Aces Lira,Maxica Williams,Taishi Neuman,Yoojin Kim +11 more
TL;DR: For example, the authors found that black families were 111 percent more likely than white families to receive at least one sanction in 2018-19, and black families who were enrolled in TANF received more sanctions for child support noncompliance (2018: 42 percent; 2019: 50 percent).
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