Immigrant eligibility.

  1. Law
  2. New Mexico Statutes
  3. Public Assistance
  4. New Mexico Works Act
  5. Immigrant eligibility.

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An immigrant may be eligible to receive cash assistance and services if the immigrant is:

A. from one of the classes of immigrants defined in the federal act who entered the United States prior to August 22, 1996; or

B. a qualified immigrant as defined in the federal act who entered the United States after August 22, 1996.

History: Laws 1998, ch. 8, § 16 and Laws 1998, ch. 9, § 16.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For meaning of "federal act", see 27-2B-3 NMSA 1978.

Duplicate laws. — Laws 1998, ch. 8, § 16 and Laws 1998, ch. 9, § 16 enacted identical new sections.


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