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Popular Government magazine, Special Issue: The Changing Face of North Carolina, Vol. 65, No. 1, Fall 1999

This issue of Popular Government is devoted to the subject of immigration.
See links to online articles from this issue below.

Publications

A Profile of Hispanic Newcomers to North Carolina
James H. Johnson, Jr., Karen D. Johnson-Webb, Walter C. Farrell Jr.
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

The authors provide a demographic overview of North Carolina’s Hispanic newcomers, describe their settlement patterns, and report the response of North Carolinians to the influx.

f99-0212.pdf (pdf, 289.86 KB)
Helping Hispanics in Transition
Eleanor Howe
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

In an interview the governor’s special adviser on Hispanic/Latino Affairs, who also serves as director of the state’s Office of Hispanic/Latino Affairs, discusses the needs of North Carolina’s growing Hispanic population and ways in which public policy might address them.

f99-1317.pdf (pdf, 249.14 KB)
ABCs of Immigration Law and Policy
Jill D. Moore
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

A specialist in public health law summarizes the nation’s immigration law and policy and introduces readers to various categories of people potentially affected by that body of law and policy.

f99-1821.pdf (pdf, 309.71 KB)
Immigrants’ Access to Public Benefits: Who Remains Eligible for What?
Alison Brown
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

The author describes the provisions of federal laws enacted in the mid to late 1990s that address immigrants’ eligibility for public benefits.

f99-2232-1.pdf (pdf, 194.40 KB)
When Should Agencies Inquire about Immigration Status?
Alison Brown
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

An immigration attorney explains when agencies that administer federal and state public benefits must verify an applicant's immigration status before providing them.

Guide to Immigrants’ Eligibility for Public Benefits in North Carolina
Jill D. Moore
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

This guide identifies the various federal and state benefits to which immigrants in general, qualified aliens, and non-qualified aliens are eligible as a result of the legislation described in preceding articles by this author.

f99-2232-3.pdf (pdf, 173.03 KB)
Overcoming Language Barriers to Health Care
Jane Perkins
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

An attorney employed by a health law project addresses the need for translation services during health care visits and how these needs are most frequently met.

f99-3844.pdf (pdf, 393.21 KB)
Housing Discrimination against Hispanics in Private Rental Markets
Anita R. Brown-Graham
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

A housing and community development specialist discusses the extent of housing discrimination against Hispanics.

f99-4551.pdf (pdf, 309.11 KB)
Helping Children Reach Their Potential
Kerry Clement
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Article

A social worker at an elementary school in North Carolina’s Research Triangle describes the needs of her school’s growing Hispanic population.

f99-5256.pdf (pdf, 237.41 KB)