On the recordJuly 14, 1999
Since the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act in 1996, legal immigrants have been denied access to vital health, income and nutrition assistance programs.
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Impact of welfare reform on legal immigrants' access to assistance programs.
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