The 2016 Presidential Election, the Public Charge Rule, and Food and Nutrition Assistance Among Immigrant Households
Daniel P. Miller, Rachel S. John, Mengni Yao, & Melanie Morris; American Journal of Public Health (November 16, 2022)
This article explored the impact of the 2016 presidential election and the leak of a proposed change to the public charge rule on immigrant families’ participation in food and nutrition assistance programs, finding significant and large decreases in SNAP and other nutrition program participation.