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Immigration
Status
The
1997
National
Agricultural
Workers
Survey
(NAWS)
concluded
that
52%
of
all
farmworkers
do
not
have
legal
authorization
to
work
in
the
United
States
and
48%
of
all
other
farmworkers
are
either
legal
permanent
residents,
citizens,
or
fall
into
other
categories
of
laborers
with
legal
work
authorization.
All farmworkers,
regardless
of
their
immigration
status,
contribute
greatly
to
the
nation’s
agricultural
economy.
Many,
especially
undocumented
farmworkers,
do
not
receive
the
benefits
of
tax
supported
government
services.
The NAWS
survey
concluded
that
only
13%
of
all
farmworker
households
receive
Medicaid
and
10%
received
WIC
and
Food
Stamps.
Farmworkers
who
are
undocumented
are
not
eligible
for
most
of
these
services
and
others
lack
permanent
ties
to
the
community,
making
it
difficult
for
them
to
access
social
services.
(1)
Resources 1.
U.S.
Department
of
Labor,
National
Agricultural
Workers
Survey
(NAWS)
1997-1998,
March
2000. |
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