Immigrants, Welfare Reform, and the Poverty of Policy
The United States continues to be a nation of immigrants. This is the first book length treatment of the impact of the 1996 welfare reform act on a wide range of immigrant groups in North America. Contributors to the book draw on ethnographic fieldwork, government data, and original survey research to show how welfare reform has reinforced socio-economic hardships for working poor immigrants. As the essays reveal, reform laws have increased the social isolation of poor immigrant households and discouraged large numbers of qualified immigrants from applying for health and welfare services. All of the articles highlight the importance of examin…
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Weitere Autoren: Kretsedemas, Philip / Kretsedemas, Philip (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-275-97873-0
- EAN: 9780275978730
- Produktnummer: 1614107
- Verlag: Praeger
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 324 S.
- Masse: H24.0 cm x B16.1 cm x D2.2 cm 654 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 654
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