Immigrant eligibility
Known as the New Mexico Works Act
The act spans §§ 27-2B-1 to 27-2B-9 (23 sections).
Laws 1998, ch. 8, § 16 and Laws 1998, ch. 9, § 16.
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.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.