Immigrant use of public assistance programs: AFDC and food stamps
Article Abstract:
A comparison of the participation rates of Mexican immigrants and native-born Mexican-Americans in two public assistance programs, Food Stamps and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), revealed no significant differences. The native born group had a participation rate of 54% in Food Stamps, compared with 59% for immigrants. For AFDC, the immigrant participation rate was 16%, as against 14% for native-born. Income was the only variable that influenced participation in Food Stamps for immigrants, while for the native-born group, household size influenced probability of participation.
Publication Name: Migration World Magazine
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1058-5095
Year: 1996
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The Varela Centers: an immigrant education program in response to Cuban Guantanamo Bay crisis
Article Abstract:
A project that would support refugee Cuban families in Florida was implemented. Created by the Cuban Crisis Ad Hoc Committee, the project aimed to provide families with immigration sponsorship, medical insurance and educational services from five Varela Centers in Dade County. Specially designed for children who have left Cuba or Haiti, the Varela Centers presently house 350 students. It offers a program that addresses their political, humane, religious and educational needs. Aside from adolescent students, parents also benefitted from the centers.
Publication Name: Migration World Magazine
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1058-5095
Year: 1997
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Lessons from an immigrant father
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White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta learned many valuable lessons as a child from his Italian immigrant father, Carmelo. Leon Panetta recalls how his father emphasized the importance of giving something back to the country in return for the blessings it has offered. This philosophy has played a big role in shaping Leon Panetta's political career. Carmelo Panetta immigrated to the US in the 1930s and worked in a copper mine in Wyoming before eventually becoming the owner of a walnut farm in Carmel Valley, CA.
Publication Name: Migration World Magazine
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1058-5095
Year: 1996
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