FOOD STAMPS FOR LEGAL
IMMIGRANTS RESOURCE CENTER
The Farm Bill (P.L. 107-171) that was recently signed into law will restore food stamps to many legal immigrants. The farm bill restores food stamp benefits to:
- Qualified immigrants who have been living in the U.S. for five years. This includes lifting the 7-year cap for refugees and asylees who have will have been in qualified immigrant status for more than five years (effective April 1, 2003).
- Qualified immigrant children regardless of date of entry (effective October 1, 2003).
- Qualified immigrants with disabilities who are receiving a disability benefit for their condition, regardless of date of entry (effective October 1, 2002).
This portion of FRAC's website is designed to help advocates: 1) learn about the food stamp eligibility rules for immigrants, 2) help eligible immigrants gain access to food stamps, and 3) learn more about hunger among immigrants.
Food Stamp Restorations in the Farm Bill
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Opportunities
to Maximize the Effects of Food Stamp Restorations in the Farm Bill
By Preserving and Increasing State Food Stamp Replacement Programs
for Immigrants  |
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Summary Chart Explaining Current Law and the Restorations in the Farm Bill (this document is a PDF file) |
Help Eligible Legal Immigrants Access the Food Stamp Program
Support for Food Stamp Restorations
Immigrants and Hunger
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National Immigration Law Center | |
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National Council of La Raza | |
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National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium | |
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National Conference of State Legislators Immigrant Policy Project |
Federal Food Programs | Hunger in the U.S.
FRAC's Building Blocks Project | Campaign to End Childhood Hunger
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