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0 pointsbreakyerself3mo ago0 comments

> 72% Somalis are on welfare and the same stats are in West Europe.

This is bullshit. Donald Trump isn't a credible source on statistics about immigration. The highest percentage I can find for food stamps is 54% and a high percentage of food stamps recipients are employed.

https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota?utm_sourc...

Asylum seekers in the US are a net positive source of revenue. They also create jobs and drive economic growth.

https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/28fe4e756...

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ycucucjc3mo ago

A mere 54%.

breakyerselfOP3mo ago

54 is lower than 72 and only a fraction of people receiving food benefits receive additional benefits that would qualify them as being on "welfare"

2/3 of natural born US citizens will live in a household that receives food assistance at some point in their lives. 60-75% of Somolis are working. So there's a good percentage there that are working and paying taxes, but need some extra assistance.

I don't see a lot of fake news/statistics going around about white immigrants to the US. Funny how it's all Somolis and Hatians that are stuck being smeared by misinformation. What could that be about.