[FITZ]

I think it's lack of assimilation and immigrants living mostly off welfare which puts their kids in rougher housing projects, lack of common language so the kids can't know each other. Here we had a huge riot of immigrant kids from Mexico against black kids from military families stationed here, the immigrants didn't think the black kids belonged here (ironically even though they were military). It ended up involving over 400 kids and took every police car in town to quiet down.

[Black Agnes]

Of course they don't think the black kids belonged there. Black people were *not* a part of Aztlan.

[dennisw]

These Somalis are refugees. So they are in a special class and get access to full smorgasbord of Federal welfare bennies right off the bat.

 

http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/wrb/publications/pb/pb15.htm 
Refugees and asylees are eligible for all welfare benefits for the first seven years they reside in the U.S., after which their eligibility is greatly reduced. Non-citizens who have worked for ten years and armed forces personnel and their dependents are eligible for all benefits. Finally, some emergency benefits—especially Medicaid—are provided to all non-citizens.

http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:Yc0c_pHiJE8C:www.visaus.com/benefits.html+refugees++federal++benefits&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Supplemental Security Income

Q.  What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
A.  SSI is a federally-funded program that provides cash benefits to low-income people who are aged, blind, or disabled.  Since SSI is a federal program, the rules about which noncitizens are eligible are the same regardless of the state in which one lives. SSI is administered by the Social Security Administration.

Q.  Can refugees receive SSI benefits?
A.  Refugees can receive SSI benefits if they meet all the requirements for eligibility (such as having limited income and resources and being aged or disabled) and meet one of the following six criteria:
    All refugees during their first seven years in the U.S. During their first seven years in the U.S., low-income refugees are eligible for SSI under the same rules as native-born citizens.  This rule applies to all refugees, regardless of when they entered the country or whether they have adjusted their status since entering the U.S.