Friday, August 10, 2012

43% of Legal & Illegal Immigrants Are on Some Type of Welfare




New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog

43% of Legal & Illegal Immigrants Are on Some Type of Welfare

by Scotty Starnes

Welcome to the USA. Land where half the population is freeloaders.

From the Washington Times:

Immigrants lag behind native-born Americans on most measures of economic well-being — even those who have been in the U.S. the longest, according to a report from the Center for Immigration Studies, which argues that full assimilation is a more complex task than overcoming language or cultural differences.

The study, which covers all immigrants, legal and illegal, and their U.S.-born children younger than 18, found that immigrants tend to make economic progress by most measures the longer they live in the U.S. but lag well behind native-born Americans on factors such as poverty, health insurance coverage and homeownership.

The study, based on 2010 and 2011 census data, found that 43 percent of immigrants who have been in the U.S. at least 20 years were using welfare benefits, a rate that is nearly twice as high as native-born Americans and nearly 50 percent higher than recent immigrants.

The report was released at a time when both major presidential candidates have backed policies that would make it easier to immigrate legally and would boost the numbers of people coming to the U.S.

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Scotty Starnes | August 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM | Tags: illegal immigrants, legal immigrants, poverty, welfare | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-7IT

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