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Food Insecurity and SNAP Use Among Immigrant Families with Children During the Economic Downturn

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  • Koball, Heather
  • Liu, Albert Yung-Hsu
  • Morgan, Seth
  • Clary, Liz

Abstract

Immigrant workers are overrepresented in industries that have been the hardest hit in the recent economic downturn, such as the service and construction industries. As a result, many immigrant families have experienced increased economic insecurity. Federal policies restrict immigrants’ eligibility for safety net programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Some States have filled this gap by providing SNAP-like benefits to immigrants who are otherwise ineligible. We analyze immigrant families’ SNAP participation and food insecurity, using the Food Security Supplement of the Current Population Survey, 2003-10. Results show that immigrant families’ food insecurity has risen significantly more than that of other families during the downturn. We find that immigrant families are more likely to participate in SNAP and receive higher benefits in states that expand eligibility. Being eligible for SNAP was associated with lower food insecurity among immigrant families in the sample; however, this result was not statistically significant.

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  • Koball, Heather & Liu, Albert Yung-Hsu & Morgan, Seth & Clary, Liz, 2013. "Food Insecurity and SNAP Use Among Immigrant Families with Children During the Economic Downturn," Contractor and Cooperator Reports 312403, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerscc:312403
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312403
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    1. Ana McCormick Myers & Matthew A. Painter, 2017. "Food insecurity in the United States of America: an examination of race/ethnicity and nativity," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 9(6), pages 1419-1432, December.
    2. Suttles, Shellye & Babb, Angela & Knudsen, Daniel C., 2024. "Submitted and Denied: Understanding variation in case status across Supplemental Nutrition assistance program (SNAP) applications," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    3. Rabbitt, Matthew P. & Smith, Michael D. & Coleman-Jensen, Alisha, 2016. "Food Security Among Hispanic Adults in the United States, 2011-2014," Economic Information Bulletin 262144, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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