- Not Eligible
- Note: Undocumented immigrants have never been eligible.
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- Children Under 18
- Resided in U.S. for more than 5 years.
- 40 quarters of work history (among family members).
- Receive disability benefit such as SSI.
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| Medicaid |
- Emergency Medicaid Only
- Note: undocumented immigrants have never been eligible.
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- Barred for 5 years from date of entry.
- State option to cover like uS citizens after 5 year bar; Gov. Perry vetoed SB 1156 in
the 77th Leg. session, that would have exercised this right.
- emergency Medicaid is available to qualified immigrants excluded before and after 5
year bar (includes labor and delivery).
- InTexas,qualified immigrant children covered by ChIP:same 5 year bar;Texas
provides state-funded care during 5 year bar and after 5 years state money is matched by federal dollars.
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| TANF (temporary aid for Needy families) |
- Not Eligible
- Note: Undocumented immigrants have never been eligible.
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- Barred for 5 years from date of entry.
- States may extend coverage during 5-year bar—Texas Legislature has not taken
any action.
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| SSI |
- Not Eligible
- Note: Undocumented immigrants have never been eligible.
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- After 5 years AnD 40 quarters of work history.
- At citizenship.
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| Federally Funded Programs With Unrestricted Access |
- Emergency Medicaid, immunizations, diagnosis and treatment of communicable diseases.
- Non-cash assistance needed to protect life and safety.
- Non-income conditional assistance (I.e. , shelters, soup kitchens, crisis
intervention child/elder protection services, abuse prevention) as specified by the uS Attorney General. These are services that are deemed necessary for the protection of life or safety.
- Short-term, in-kind emergency disaster relief.
- WIC, school meals, child nutrition programs, and elderly nutrition.
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- Subsidized child care from CCDF.
- Title V, Maternal and Child health.
- Title XX, Social Services Block grant.
- Title X, family Planning.
- All other public health, mental health, substance abuse, elder programs, disability
programs, etc.
- WIC, school meals, child nutrition programs, elderly nutrition (Meals on Wheels)
state and local programs cannot add their own immigrant restrictions to programs that use these federal funds.
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| Employment- Related Benefits (Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, Worker’s Compensation) |
- Undocumented immigrants qualify for Social Security benefits under certain circumstances (years worked, country of residence, etc.). See CPPP presentation for more detailed analysis of this policy.
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- Legal permanent residents, asylees and other immigrants with legal status and work authorization are treated just like uS citizens.
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