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Project Description

The Los Angeles-New York City Immigrant Survey (LANYCIS) will be administered to 1600 immigrant households in each city, oversampling food stamp recipients who lost benefits as a result of the federal welfare reform legislation. In addition, researchers will conduct in-depth interviews with (1) immigrants affected by the new laws; (2) community organizations that serve immigrants; and (3) government agencies. The primary objectives of this project include:

1) To profile immigrants with regard to health, employment, economic hardship and participation in government programs - with special attention to distinguishing different categories of immigrants.
2) To explore the impacts of food stamp cuts on immigrants and the organizations that serve them - with special attention to both individual and institutional adaptations.
3) To study the impacts of other immigration and immigrant policies (such as public charge and affidavit of support enforcement and income sponsorship requirements) on immigrant families and the organizations that serve them.

This project is funded by DHHS's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and Administration of Children and Families, Health Care Financing Administration, Food and Nutrition Service, and Economic Research Service of USDA.

Project duration: Oct 1997 - Oct 2000

Sites studied include New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA

Sample Characteristics and Sites Studied

1600 immigrant households in each city, oversampling of food stamp recipients who lost benefits as result of welfare reform; unspecified number of in-depth interviews with immigrants affected by new laws, community organizations serving immigrants, and government agencies.

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