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Effects of Immigration on WIC and NSLP Caseloads (Research Report)
Tracy Vericker, Karina Fortuny, Kenneth Finegold, Sevgi Bayram Ozdemir

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 shares of the eligible populations. Findings suggest that immigrants face fewer barriers to access in WIC and NSLP than they do for TANF, SNAP, and other benefits subject to immigration-related eligibility restrictions.

Posted to Web: September 16, 2010Publication Date: August 01, 2010

 

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