Lanfranconi, Lucia; Chang, Yu-Ling; Basaran, Ayda (2020). At the intersection of immigration and welfare governance in the United States: State, county and frontline levels and clients’ perspectives Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, 66(4), pp. 441-469. De Gruyter Oldenbourg 10.1515/zsr-2020-0019
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The U.S welfare reform of 1996 restricted the eligibility of immigrants and introduced a punitive and devolved workfare system. While previous studies explained state variation in the welfare eligibility rules for immigrants, few studies have examined the intersection of immigration and welfare governance within a state. We choose the Californian welfare-to-work (WTW) program as a case, most likely to be inclusive to immigrants. Analyzing statistics, documents, and interviews at the state, county, and frontline levels, however, we also reveal multiple exclusionary mechanisms at various policy levels, such as complicated processes and insufficient translations. Our analysis of immigrant clients’ interviews helps to understand why many immigrants decide not to apply for welfare and how even WTW participants with an immigration background experience fear and are especially vulnerable to unfair treatments. Thus, the implementation of the punitive workfare regime along with the restrictive immigration regime can contradict the aim of WTW-policy to lead families in poverty to selfsufficiency.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
Business School > Institute for New Work Business School > Institute for New Work > Diversity and Inclusion Business School |
Name: |
Lanfranconi, Lucia 0000-0002-5997-7698; Chang, Yu-Ling and Basaran, Ayda |
Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
ISSN: |
0514-2776 |
Publisher: |
De Gruyter Oldenbourg |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lucia Lanfranconi |
Date Deposited: |
21 Aug 2024 10:29 |
Last Modified: |
21 Aug 2024 13:00 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1515/zsr-2020-0019 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Immigrants; Welfare-to-Work; California; Devolution; Discretion |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.22231 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/22231 |
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