Report: More than half of illegal immigrants on welfare
 

More than half of the nation's immigrants receive some kind of government welfare, a figure that's far higher than the native-born population's, according to a report to be released Wednesday.

About 51% of immigrant-led households receive at least one kind of welfare benefit, including Medicaid, food stamps, school lunches and housing assistance, compared to 30% for native-led households, according to the report from the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that advocates for lower levels of immigration.

Those numbers increase for households with children, with 76% of immigrant-led households receiving welfare, compared to 52% for the native-born.

The findings are sure to fuel debate on the presidential campaign trail as Republican candidates focus on changing the nation's immigration laws, from calls for mass deportations to ending birthright citizenship.

Steven Camarota, director of research at the center and author of the report, said that's a much-needed conversation to make the country's immigration system more "selective."

"This should not be understood as some kind of defect or moral failing on the part of immigrants," Camarota said about the findings. "Rather, what it represents is a system that allows a lot of less-educated immigrants to settle in the country, who then earn modest wages and are eligible for a very generous welfare system."

Report: More than half of immigrants on welfare

We need to find out what China would charge to build a wall on our border.

Stop welfare they go home, fine those that hire them. ID cards stops it all, easy to get.

Try in the UK... Its mental - People who have worked and paid in to the system all their lives get virtually nothing.

Those that just 'arrive' and haven't paid in a penny, or contributed at all, and often cant even speak english get it all.

Facts:

The British Government provides the following financial assistance:-

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
(bearing in mind they worked hard and paid their Income Tax and National
Insurance contributions to the British Government all their working life)
Weekly allowance: £106.00

IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
(No Income Tax and National Insurance contribution whatsoever)
Weekly allowance: £250.00

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
Weekly Spouse Allowance: £25.00

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
Weekly Spouse Allowance: £225.00

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
Additional Weekly Hardship Allowance: £0.00

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
Additional Weekly Hardship Allowance: £100.00

A British old age pensioner is no less hard up than an illegal immigrant/refugee yet receives nothing

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT: £6,000

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT: £29,900

Says it all really...

title says illegal, body talks about "just" immigrants?

How would you get on welfare if you are not even legal?

This is what I was thinking.... You can't be on any federal or state programs if you aren't a US citizen; You don't qualify. Some local charities might have something, but not officially through the government.

the article states undocumented immigrants receive welfare.

The center's report is based on 2012 data from the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation. It includes immigrants who have become naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, those on short-term visas and undocumented immigrants.

Illegal sells legal does not.

That is funny, I thought you need document to prove that it is you who is receiving something.

And wtf - citizens paying taxes to support illegals? That is out of this world.

I don't believe it's rampant, and the thread title is certainly misleading, it is illegal except for anchor babies, but the undocumented are taking advantage of things like medicare.

i won't go into detail about how they do it. read it again :2 cents::2 cents: they shy away from the term "illegal". in the article in calls for mass deportations.

the man works the female files for welfare. it's well known in the community. the kids they have are on wic medical food stamps and money assistance. they had to put a cap on how many kids you can file for.

leecher scum

Horseshit. Illegals can't get DLs in most states annd anchor babies aren't any different from LaMonica's Jamals. Both are US citizens eating up welfare.

From a black girl

Black People on Welfare: Let's Not Sugarcoat It


You see, Black Americans make up 32% of welfare recipients, even though they comprise a mere 12% of the US population. So the demographics of welfare recipients are not comparable to the overall demographics of the US. Even more concerning, Black Americans are more than twice as likely to have been on welfare than White Americans.

Well most of them are in California because of it's Sanctuary City Status and nearly 500k have applied for valid California Drivers License's , we are the only country I know of that makes someone a citizen just for being born here

Nearly 500,000 undocumented Californians apply for AB 60 license | 89.3 KPCC

But I thought Mexico was gonna pay for it.. the JesusTrump said so..

So what % of illegals get benefits?..

Did you read it?

Holly fuck. 4 thousand people. And those are probably mules hired by crooked doctors.
How many claims are filed by always pregnant LaMonicas and DeShaniquas every week?

0.000000000% US born kids do because they are US citizens.

More horseshit.

Map: Illegal immigrant population by state.

I always thought illegals came to work? So shocking to read this development

You really can't get welfare if you are illegal, however there is a way to game the system.

Say a couple comes to the US illegally. They can't get welfare. However, if they have a kid that kid is a US citizen and they can apply for welfare on behalf of the kid so they might get WIC, food stamps, healthcare for the kid etc. Also when the kid then goes to school they could get free lunches for the kid.

A wall will only solve half the problem. About 50% of all illegal immigrants came here legally. They had a visa to enter the country and then never left. It will be hard to police that kind of immigration.

Stop it. Common sense is not welcomed on gfy

They are democrats in the making.

Hey crockett...brassmonkey is a black man.

And yet here he is talking about illegal immigrants. How can that be?
Only "angry white men" are smart enough to question what the govt. is doing according to you.

Yes, I read it.

A flooded ditch would make more sense than a wall. Plenty of tunnels for illegals and drugs.

I do not think anyone on GFY thought that wall would stop that completely.
And not even 50%. At least SOME decline would be a win.

Besides - those who came legally are less likely to be the criminal types than those who come illegally.

Get the 2 for 1 special on walls

they were getting it! i know for a fact!! the fingerprint system cut down on it.

Did anybody even read the report? or did you let yourselves go with the link bait title?

Having and education higher than most of the bigots in this forum I ACTUALLY READ THE REPORT here is the proof

http://i.imgur.com/29my3Ce.png

The report sayings:
http://i.imgur.com/wQ1XZr8.png

So they are making the study based just on IMMIGRANTS (in a country where just the native Americans are not immigrants) they did not make any distinction in their results to verify or to know if the immigrants are legal or illegal.

So the title could have been as well: First generation of Americans get more welfare than the second, but obviously will not be as hateful as the first one.

congrats, you just proved yourself a hypocrite and bigot. and you claim you're educated yet think native americans are not immigrants.


:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

should have kept your bigoted trap shut.

while you've been busy pointing your fucking finger, some of us actually read the original report

and i fucking quote

"This study is the first in recent years to examine immigrant (legal and illegal) and native welfare use using the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)."
Welfare Use by Immigrant and Native Households | Center for Immigration Studies


spare me the fucking bullshit about you being educated.

Yes. Do you need it explained?


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:1orglaugh no fucking shit. his big education: native = native americans.