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51% of Illegal Immigrants were on At Least One Welfare Program

by Spencer Irvine on

The Center for Immigration Studies with the find:

In 2012, 51 percent of households headed by an immigrant (legal or illegal) reported that they used at least one welfare program during the year, compared to 30 percent of native households. Welfare in this study includes Medicaid and cash, food, and housing programs.


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