The Exclusion of Immigrants from Welfare Programs: Cross-National Analysis and Contemporary Developments

In light of the increase in cross-border mobility and the recent political climate surrounding immigration-related issues, understanding the politics and policies of immigrants’ access to welfare programs is more relevant than ever. Systematic analysis of this subject has been held back, however, by the lack of a cross-national index of immigrant exclusion from social benefits over time.

The Exclusion of Immigrants from Welfare Programs fills this gap by taking advantage of a novel and orig...