[...]could immigrants' loss of SSI benefits be explained by other factors, such as anti-immigrant policies promulgated by states or the Trump presidential administration? Xenophobic local, state, and federal policies heightened fear in immigrant communities and discouraged many from seeking public benefits or health services.5 7 It Is not apparent whether "chilling effects" would be higher in Medicaid expansion states, but it is plausible that some refrained from seeking SSI not because they were getting Medicaid but because they were afraid of harmful repercussions. [...]even if disabled immigrants were more successful in gaining employment during the 2009 to 2018 period of this study because of Medicaid expansion, is this still true today?
Are Reductions in Immigrants' Supplemental Security Income Participation Beneficial? It Is Not Completely Clear