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ensure accuracy. Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies:
Hispanics and the American Future become less dependable, and
social policies have sharpened distinctions between immigrants
and citizens and between the young and the old. The Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, a
sweeping welfare reform bill signed into law by President
Clinton in 1996, signaled a dramatic shift in U.S. income
security policy for immigrants and the poor. Replacing the long-
standing Aid to Families with Dependent Children program with
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the new legislation
imposed time limits on cash assistance benefits and required
adults to work or participate in education or training programs
in exchange for benefits. Policy changes in the education and
health domains also have far-reaching implications f