CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANT PARENTS LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE SNAP

A new Urban Institute study concludes that children of foreign-born parents are more likely to live in poor families than children with native-born parents. They are also less likely to receive SNAP and TANF benefits than children whose parents were born in the US. This discrepancy holds true even in states, like Connecticut that use state funds to provide food and cash assistance help. These results show that not only are children with foreign-born parents more vulnerable to poverty, but they are also less likely to receive two key benefits that could help meet their basic needs.

 

Source: Urban Institute, 11/13/14, Immigrants