Mr. Speaker. a recent report found that more than half of immigrant households (both legal and illegal) in the United States receive welfare benefitscompared to only 30% of native households. E1752 The report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) determined that welfare use increased significantly for households with children. Almost half of immigrant households who have been in the country for more than 20 years still rely on welfare. This contradicts the commonly held notion that longtime immigrants dont consume government benefits. Our immigration and welfare programs should not subsidize other nations lowskilled workers who compete with struggling American families for scarce jobs. The CIS report reminds us how much work remains before we have an immigration system that puts the interests of Americans first.
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Immigrant households are more likely to receive welfare benefits than native households.