Title 8
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Title 8
Title 8
RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS
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Statements of national policy concerning welfare and immigration
Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal public benefits
Limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal programs
Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for Federal means-tested public benefit
Notification and information reporting
Requirements relating to provision of benefits based on citizenship, alienage, or immigration status under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and certain other Acts
Aliens who are not qualified aliens or nonimmigrants ineligible for State and local public benefits
State authority to limit eligibility of qualified aliens for State public benefits
Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher education benefits
Authority of States and political subdivisions of States to limit assistance to aliens and to distinguish among classes of aliens in providing general cash public assistance
Authorization for verification of eligibility for State and local public benefits
Federal attribution of sponsor’s income and resources to alien
Authority for States to provide for attribution of sponsors income and resources to the alien with respect to State programs
Definitions
Verification of eligibility for Federal public benefits
Statutory construction
Communication between State and local government agencies and Immigration and Naturalization Service
Qualifying quarters
Derivative eligibility for benefits