I think the city of Fresno has a 25% welfare rate. Once the poor immigrants come into an area (like they did in the city of Fresno) that area is pretty much off-limits as far as housing is concerned. There are still some nice places in Fresno but they are surrounded by poor neighborhoods. That's how America "loses" territory, a piece of America just "disappears" into the void because most middle-class people do not want to live there.
I remember reading that somewhere that it's a 25% rate but I couldn't find that reference and saw something from the late 1990s about the 12% welfare rate, so I used the lower number to be on the safe side --because more than 1 out of 10 is still very high. I know the unemployment there is also very high, maybe not as high as where I live but both places still have high illegal immigration.
Once a baby is born in the US, the family then can qualify for all kinds of welfare benefits and food stamps.