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Impact of county and state immigration policies on immigrant household enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
Journal of migration and health (Online), v 9, 100224
01 Jan 2024
PMID: 38596617
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Abstract
Introduction: Low-income immigrants who are eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participate at lower rates compared to non-immigrants. Immigrant households may be more likely to participate in SNAP if they live in areas with policies that integrate them into society and protect them from deportation. Methods: Data on low-income immigrant households came from the 2019 American Community Survey (N = 87,678). The outcome was whether any household member received SNAP in the previous 12 months. Immigrant policy exposures came from two sources: the State Immigration Policy Resource, which includes 18 immigrant criminalizing and integrating policies, and a database that identified 'sanctuary policies' (SP), which we summarized at the county level. Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for person/household-level and area-level confounders. Results: Living in a jurisdiction with a SP was associated with 21% higher odds of enrolling in SNAP compared to living in a jurisdiction without a SP (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.21, 95% CI=1.11,1.31). Relative to the least immigrant friendly states, living in the most immigrant-friendly states was associated with 16% higher odds of SNAP enrollment (aOR=1.16, 95%CI=1.06-1.28). When SP and state-level immigrant friendly policy environment were cross-classified, SNAP participation was 23% and 26% higher for those living in jurisdictions with one- and both- exposures, respectively, relative to those with neither (aOR 1.23; CI 1.12,1.36; aOR 1.26; CI 1.15,1.37). Conclusions: Many at high risk of food insecurity - including immigrants and citizens in households with immigrants - are eligible for SNAP but under-enroll. Policies that welcome and safeguard immigrants could reduce under enrollment.
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- Title
- Impact of county and state immigration policies on immigrant household enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
- Creators
- Sofia Argibay - Drexel University, Health Management and PolicyAmy H. Auchincloss - Drexel University, Urban Health CollaborativeM. Pia Chaparro - University of WashingtonCaroline Kravitz - Drexel UniversityAlexandra Eastus - Drexel UniversityBrent A. Langellier - Drexel University, Urban Health Collaborative
- Publication Details
- Journal of migration and health (Online), v 9, 100224
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- R01MD015107 / United States Department of Health and Human Services National In-stitutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001220367400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85189340781
- Other Identifier
- 991022019814604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health