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Go to www.routledgsw.com/cases and read the Sanchez family case. The Sanchez family is a mixed-status family because some family members are citizens, and some are not. Visit the website for the National Immigration Law Center for information about immigrants’ eligibility for federal benefits.
- What difficulties can you identify that the family may encounter in navigating the eligibility requirements for:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “Food Stamps”);
- Medicaid; and,
- Social Security Disability?
- What barriers not related to eligibility may discourage the family’s use of benefits? Think about language differences, cultural distance, and the impact of “neutral” policies discussed in chapter 7.
- If the Sanchez family lived in your state, what climate might they encounter? Has your state contemplated anti-immigration legislation, such as laws that would require service providers to investigate immigrants’ status?
- Can you suggest ways that social workers, particularly one who is not a Latino or Latina, might help them navigate immigration laws and receive services? How would connecting the Sanchez family to services benefit their larger community?

Explanation & Answer

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The Sanchez Family Case Analysis
1. What difficulties can you identify that the family may encounter in navigating the eligibility
requirements for:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “Food Stamps”)?
- Medicaid?
- Social Security Disability?
2. What barriers not related to eligibility may discourage the family’s use of benefits? Think
about language differences, cultural distance, and the impact of “neutral” policies discussed
in chapter 7.
3. If the Sanchez family lived in your state, what climate might they encounter? Has your state
contemplated anti-immigration legislation,...
