On Tuesday, the Center for Immigration Studies released an analysis of data compiled in the 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation showing that immigrants make significantly higher use of welfare programs than the US-born. This should come as a surprise to no one.
Here are some highlights:
Among the findings:
- The 2022 SIPP indicates that 54 percent of households headed by immigrants — naturalized citizens, legal residents, and illegal immigrants — used one or more major welfare program. This compares to 39 percent for U.S.-born households.
- The rate is 59 percent for non-citizen households (e.g. green card holders and illegal immigrants).
- Compared to households headed by the U.S.-born, immigrant-headed households have especially high use of food programs (36 percent vs. 25 percent for the U.S.-born), Medicaid (37 percent vs. 25 percent for the U.S.-born), and the Earned…
