Welfare

"The average immigrant household consumes 33 percent more cash welfare, 57 percent more food assistance, and 44 percent more Medicaid dollars than the average native household. Housing costs are about the same for both groups."

- J ason Richwine, independent public policy analyst

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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Welfare Use by Non-Citizens Across States in the U.S.

Topics: Welfare

Non-Citizen Use of Welfare by Region and Country of Birth

High levels driven by lack of education, not unwillingness to work

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Welfare

Op-ed: CIS vs. Cato on Immigrant Welfare: Who’s Right?

Topics: Welfare

CIS vs. Cato on Immigrant Welfare: Who’s Right?

Topics: Welfare

Op-ed: The High Cost of Immigrant Welfare

There’s a bigger story behind the Minnesota fraud scandal.

Topics: Welfare

The High Cost of Immigrant Welfare

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Welfare

Welfare Use by Immigrants and the U.S.-Born, 2024

Comparing program use by foreign- and U.S.-born-headed households

Topics: Welfare

Op-ed: False refugee study used by Dems to justify open borders — and massive spending

Topics: Welfare, Refugees

False refugee study used by Dems to justify open borders — and massive spending

Topics: Welfare, Refugees

Re: Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2025-0304

Regulatory Comments

Topics: Welfare