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MOST Afghans in the U.S. already live on welfare and it’s likely that the flood of new ones Joe Biden is welcoming into the country will also be welfare-dependent for life

https://barenakedislam.com/2021/09/29/most-afghans-in-the-the-u-s-already-live-on-welfare-and-its-likely-that-the-flood-of-new-ones-joe-biden-is-welcoming-into-the-country-will-also-be-welfare-dependent-for-life/

https://cis.org/Report/Immigrants-Afghanistan

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In a thorough review of the 133,000 Afghan migrants already in the United States, the Center for Immigration Studies found that they are nearly three times more likely to tap into welfare than native-born Americans.

“The Census Bureau data analyzed in this report indicates that a large share of Afghans in this country have modest levels of education, with many living in or near poverty and dependent on the welfare system. It seems likely that a large share of Afghans allowed into the United States in the future will also struggle in a similar manner,” said the report’s authors Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler.

So far, following the bungled military withdrawal from Afghanistan, at leastt 24,000 refugees have arrived in the U.S., and about another 45,000 – 70,000 are set to enter, according to the State Department.

The number of Afghan immigrants (also referred to as the foreign-born) was 133,000 in 2019, more than triple the 44,000 Afghans in 2000 and nearly 2.5 times the 55,000 Afghans in 2010.

The states with the largest Afghan-immigrant populations are California (54,000), Virginia (24,000), and Texas (10,000). The metropolitan areas with the largest Afghan populations are Washington, D.C. (26,000), San Francisco, and Sacramento, both with 16,000.

The educational level of Afghan immigrants has fallen both in absolute terms and relative to the native-born. The share of Afghans (25-64) with at least a bachelor’s degree fell from 30% in 2000 to 26% in 2019, while increasing from 27% to 35% for natives.

Although the share of Afghans with low incomes has not worsened in recent years, their use of welfare has increased significantly. In 2019, 65% of Afghan households used at least one major program (cash, food stamps, or Medicaid), while the usage rate in native-born households was 24%.

Food stamp use by Afghan households increased the most, from 19% to 35%, between 2010 and 2019.

The share of Afghan households with one or more persons on Medicaid increased from 47% to 62% over this time period.

The high rates of welfare use reflect the large share of Afghans who live in or near poverty and the success of far-left refugee resettlement organizations in signing them up for programs, helping many assimilate into the welfare system, rather than helping them to develop skills so they can find work.