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Undocumented immigrants are explicitly prohibited from federal programs, thanks to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), a major federal overhaul that restricted immigrant access to welfare programs among other federal public benefits, which listed “housing assistance” as such a benefit. (fas.org)
Due to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), a major federal overhaul that restricted immigrant access to welfare programs among other federal public benefits (fas.org)

Immigrants protesting for their rights.

As of January 2017, an estimated 553,742 people in the Us are homeless and has been on the rise (endhomelessness.org). In Los Angeles alone the population rose by 6 percent to 46,874 people on the street (kqed.org). However, not everyone is accounted for, they are known as the shadow population.

This “shadow population” are illegal immigrants that are often reluctant to report a crime or seek help, making them invisible. As many illegal immigrants who are on the street are afraid to go to shelters in fear of being deported or called on by the ICE as many shelters ask for identification.

But most homeless immigrants don’t see themselves as in need but rather in need of support. As most homeless illegal immigrants are men who often need to send money back home to their family.