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• Statement on Governor’s Addition of Immigration Legislation to the Call for the Special Session
• A Child Alone and Without Papers
• Testimony on Immigrants and Public Benefits in Texas

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997: Immigrant Policy Provisions

On August 5, the President signed into law the federal budget reconciliation act for FFY 1998, officially titled the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The Act includes a wide variety of important provisions; this Policy Page describes in a summary way important changes in immigrants' eligibility for public benefits.