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Alejandra Marchevsky and Jeanne Theoharis, Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-wage Jobs and the Failure of Welfare Reform.

Publication: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Publication Date: 01-SEP-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Alejandra Marchevsky and Jeanne Theoharis, Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-wage Jobs and the Failure of Welfare Reform.(Book Notes)(Book review)

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Alejandra Marchevsky and Jeanne Theoharis, Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-wage Jobs and the Failure of Welfare Reform. New York: New York University Press, 2006. $75.00 hardcover, $22.00 papercover.

While the welfare reforms of 1996 sought to move welfare-reliant parents into the workforce, thereby reducing dependence and increasing self-sufficiency, there were also correspondent messages about citizenship dictating who should receive aid. This resulted in remarkable declines in welfare program participation among legal immigrants, despite the fact that eligibility was later...

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