The Use of Rental Housing Assistance by Immigrants in the United States and New York City |
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| Authors: | Samantha Friedman Michael H. Schill Emily Rosenbaum |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology , The George Washington University;2. Professor of Law and Urban Planning School of Law and Director of its Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy , New York University;3. Associate Professor of Sociology , Fordham University |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The large influx of immigrants to the United States and New York City from poorer countries has sparked considerable debate as to whether immigrants are becoming a “public charge” to American society. Most arguments have centered around immigrants’ use of cash assistance programs. This article compares immigrants’ receipt of rental housing assistance with that of native‐born Americans. Bivariate analyses reveal that immigrants, as a group, are no more likely than native‐born households to use any form of rental housing assistance. Indeed, in most instances immigrants are less likely than native‐born households to receive assistance, with two exceptions: immigrants who have been in the United States since 1970 and immigrants from the former Soviet Union in New York City. Multivariate analyses reveal similar results, except that immigrants who have been in the United States since 1970 are no more likely than other immigrants to receive housing assistance when we control for other factors. |
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| Keywords: | Immigration Low‐income housing Rental housing |
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