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2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 27 - Public Assistance
Article 2B - New Mexico Works Act
Section 27-2B-16 - Immigrant eligibility.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 27-2B-16 (2019)
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.
ANNOTATIONSCross 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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