Barriers to Public Benefits for Noncitizens

Mr. Blazer is a public benefits attorney in Philadephia.  Mr. Blazer's main focus is on promoting immigrant access to critical safety-net programs, particularly within state and local programs.  Prior to joining NILC, he was a national coordinator of Project Voice, the nationwide immigrants' rights organizing initiative of the American Friends Service Committee.  From 1997-2003, he worked as a legal services attorney in Philadelphia, where he specialized in welfare law and founded the Language Access Project of Community Legal Services.  Mr. Blazer holds a M.A. in political theory from the University of Toronto, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Mr. Blazer lives and works in Philadelphia. See more information at

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