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| | The National Center for State Courts - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | With the passage of the federal welfare reform law in 1996, Congress prohibited legal immigrants from receiving Food Stamps and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and authorized states to deny welfare benefits (Medicaid, Title XX Social Services, and state-funded assistance) for the first five years a legal immigrant is residing in the United States. |
 | | The American Immigration Law Foundation provides links to other sources of information, such as reports on immigration and immigrant issues, including border issues, demographic profiles, economic contributions, foreign students, Latino issues, legal immigration, public benefits, and undocumented immigrants. |
 | | The EU is trying to harmonize its immigration policies, as the continent is facing one of the lowest birth rates in the world and a growing elderly population. |
| www.ncsconline.org /WC/FAQs/ImmLawFAQ.htm (1510 words) |
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