An eye-popping 63% of non-citizens are utilizing welfare programs designed to aid Americans struggling financially, according to findings by the Census Bureau. That percentage leads all groups, including naturalized citizens and native households, the latter of which has nearly doubled from 35%. The findings are culled from a survey generated from respondents in 2014, when the Obama administration was encouraging welfare program use for non-citizens.
Additionally, the bureau’s numbers demonstrate that the percentage actually climbs to 70% for non-citizens in the United States for 10 years or more, a fact indicating once they start receiving welfare benefits, they stay on the programs.
If the percentages don’t concern you, how about looking at it from tangible base numbers? 4,684,784 million non-citizen households are receiving some form of welfare.
The Census Bureau numbers suggest non-citizens are more of a drain on the economy than Democrats would like you to believe.
Worse, welfare is just one of many concerns when it comes to non-citizens affecting the economy. Previous reports have had the cost of illegal immigration exceeding $100 billion, with many of the costs being applied toward education, Medicaid, and justice.
There is little doubt that Democrats continue to support these welfare programs and encourage ways around other restrictions for political reasons – earning votes from non-citizens. And it’s hardworking Americans who end up stuck with the bill.
This past summer, the Trump administration proposed a plan to limit the ability to become a citizen or even earn a green card if the applicant used welfare programs in the past. The impending crackdown led immigrants to almost immediately drop out of nutrition programs.
Studies have indicated that the President’s proposed border wall could pay for itself by cutting welfare to illegals.
In October, the administration initiated an effort to target immigrants caught cheating on welfare for deportation.