New Report: A Majority of Illegal Immigrant Households Collecting Welfare
by Bargis Tryhol on 15/07/12 at 1:58 pm
Recent immigrants to Los Angeles express their distain when asked if they wanted some day labor jobs
Census Bureau data reveals that most U.S. families headed by illegal immigrants use taxpayer-funded welfare programs on behalf of their American-born anchor babies.Even before the recession, immigrant households with children used welfare programs at consistently higher rates than natives, according to the extensive census data collected and analyzed by a nonpartisanWashington D.C. group dedicated to researching legal and illegal immigration in the U.S. The results, published this month in a lengthy report,are hardly surprising.
The majority of households across the country benefitting from publicly-funded welfare programs are headed by immigrants, both legal and illegal. States where immigrant households with children have the highest welfare use rates are Arizona (62%), Texas, California and New York with 61% each and Pennsylvania (59%).The study focused on eight major welfare programs that cost the government $517 billion during the year they were examined.
They include Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the disabled, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), a nutritional program known as Women, Infants and Children (WIC), food stamps, free/reduced school lunch, public housing and health insurance for the poor (Medicaid). Food assistance and Medicaid are the programs most commonly used by illegal immigrants, mainly on behalf of their American-born children who get automatic citizenship.
Since most of these programs were instituted and now run by flaming liberal Democrats, there has been a movement within conservative circles to mandate that registered Democrats ‘adopt’ the illegal immigrants and allow them to live in their homes. Each liberal would be responsible for feeding, housing, clothing, healthcare needs, and educational costs. Of course, waivers would be available, so after a set period of time, a hosting household could purchse one-way airline tickets and send the illegal immigrants back to their homeland.
THe Administration’s answer to the we;lfare cheating problem has been a draconian switch to pre-1994 regulations that both partys fought to close under Bill Clinton. Now Obama seeks to liberalize welfare programs which will in turn task immigration authorities with more illegal immigrant entry, and tax meager services for US citizens.
Let’s Hear It!