Most Illegal Immigrant Families Collect Welfare
Surprise, surprise; Census Bureau data reveals that most U.S. families headed by illegal immigrants use taxpayer-funded welfare programs on behalf of their American-born anchor babies.Even before the recession, immigrant households with children used welfare programs at consistently higher rates than natives, according to the extensive census data collected and analyzed by a nonpartisanWashington D.C. group dedicated to researching legal and illegal immigration in the U.S. The results, published this month in a lengthy report, are hardly surprising.Basically, the majority of households across the country benefitting from publicly-funded welfare programs are headed by immigrants, both legal and illegal. States where immigrant households with children have the highest welfare use rates are Arizona (62%), Texas, California and New York with 61% each and Pennsylvania(59%).The study focused on eight major welfare programs that cost the government $517 billion the year they were examined. They include Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the disabled, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), a nutritional program known as Women, Infants and Children (WIC), food stamps, free/reduced school lunch, public housing and health insurance for the poor (Medicaid).Food assistance and Medicaid are the programs most commonly used by illegal immigrants, mainly on behalf of their American-born children who get automatic citizenship. On the other hand, legal immigrant households take advantage of every available welfare program, according to the study, which attributes it to low education level and resulting low income.The highest rate of welfare recipients come from the Dominican Republic (82 %), Mexico and Guatemala (75%) and Ecuador (70%), according to the report, which says welfare use tends to be high for both new arrivals and established residents.
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enforce the meaning of the 14th. because your born here in america. does not mean your a american citizen, enforce the 14th
dear hottbutttrue….although i agree that illegal immigrants pose an incredible problem to our country and need to be dealt with, what you just said is repulsive. People cannot control what circumstances they are born into and how dare you judge them so harshly. It’s people like you and comments like that that make conservatives such as myself want to become liberals. Some of the best people I know came to this country as illegal immigrants who’ve worked harder than anyone i know, now own businesses and do everything they can to contribute to their communities. Immigration is a problem, but our biggest problem are the hate-filled people such as yourself who aren’t willing to be reasonable and lack the compassion that has really made this country so great. I’m not trying to sound above you, i don’t even know you; but the conservative party is a Christian party, don’t give us a bad name and don’t give the liberal party more reason to hate us. think about it this way…if someone who was trying to decide what party to join read that comment, do you think they would want to join our cause?
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That’s no surprise. All these illegal immigrants try to get everything they can from this government and they don’t have to pay anything. This must be stopped, but with this administration almost giving them the key to the country, it never will be stopped as long as spender-in-chief is in the white house.
I don’t want to seem unsympathetic to peoples’ needs but yes I agree with a lot of comments. It is hard to not express anger that is viewed as racist, however, there is a huge problem with illegals breaking the basic law of being here illegally and sucking the teats of lady liberty. We are all here to help each other however that doesn’t mean allowing illegals to destroy the country that so many have given their lives for, not just soldiers but hard working true Americans, and this quote of”we are all illegals because of the native americans” is poppy cock. Any area that is conquered, good or bad wise, is now ruled by that government. That’s how it happens folks. Now let’s live in the present, we have an established government, citizens are born here, live here and try to work here. Then we have cockroaches flowing into the country to “provide” for their families with no thoughts of how their actions destroy legal resident’s lives by taking even the crappy jobs that we would otherwise take when we need to supply for our families.
I am so sick of welfare bums. I know of numerous welfare bums, including two dominicans, that use welfare, not as a helping hand in time of need, but as a supplement to their income. One falsely claims to be disabled in order to receive ssi benefits, while he owns and operates a cash business. The other does a similar thing with food stamps. In other words, they take the money from the government and use it as investment capital. END ALL WELFARE NOW. IT IS A FRAUD. LET CHARITIES AND FAMILY MEMBERS SEE TO THE NEEDY AND THE FRAUD WILL END.
so if they’re collecting gov’t aid that means they’re registered. So it shouldn’t be difficult to locate them and deport them. If people are worried about ‘them’ unable to support themselves in the country of origin; then maintain them on the dole for 2 years by mailing them a check with an amount commiserate to the standard of living to the country they’ve been returned to.
Most Illegal Immigrant Families Collect Welfare??? That’s not news…..