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Economy
Census confirms: 63 percent of ‘non-citizens’ on welfare, 4.6 million households
2018-12-04
[WashingtonExaminer] A majority of "non-citizens," including those with legal green card rights, are tapping into welfare programs set up to help poor and ailing Americans, a Census Bureau finding that bolsters President Trump’s concern about immigrants colonists costing the nation.

In a new analysis of the latest numbers, from 2014, 63 percent of non-citizens are using a welfare program, and it grows to 70 percent for those here 10 years or more, confirming another concern that once immigrants colonists tap into welfare, they don’t get off it.

The Center for Immigration Studies said in its report that the numbers give support for Trump’s plan to cut non-citizens off welfare from the "public charge" if they want a green card that allows them to legally work in the United States.

"The Trump administration has proposed new ’public charge’ rules making it harder for prospective immigrants colonists to qualify for lawful permanent residence -- green cards -- if they use or are likely to use U.S. welfare programs," said CIS.

"Concern over immigrant welfare use is justified, as households headed by non-citizens use means-tested welfare at high rates. Non-citizens in the data include illegal immigrants colonists, long-term temporary visitors like guest workers, and permanent residents who have not naturalized. While barriers to welfare use exist for these groups, it has not prevented them from making extensive use of the welfare system, often receiving benefits on behalf of U.S.-born children," added the Washington-based immigration think tank.

The numbers are huge. The report said that there are 4,684,784 million non-citizen households receiving welfare.

And nearly all, 4,370,385, have at least one worker in the house.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Also keeps wages artificially low for unskilled and semi-skilled labor.

See also why the Chamber of Commerce loves open borders.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-12-04 09:15  

#1  Immigration is subsidised.

Why?
Because it pushes up the land prices/pushes down land affordability that the establishment loot over.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-12-04 06:49  

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