Trump spreads false claims on immigrant aid
President Donald Trump is spreading a false claim from supporters that people who are in the United States illegally receive more in federal assistance than the average American gets in Social Security benefits.
Everything about the tweet he passed on to his 56 million listed Twitter followers Tuesday is wrong. TRUMP’s tweet: “Illegals can get up to $3,874 a month under Federal Assistance program. Our social security checks are on average $1,200 a month.”
THE FACTS: Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally do not qualify for most federal benefits, even when they’re paying taxes ...
The $3,874 refers to a payment made in Canada, not the U.S., to a legally admitted family of refugees. It was largely a one-time resettlement payment under Canada’s refugee program, not monthly assistance in perpetuity.
Apart from confusing Canada with the United States, the tweet distributed by the president misstated how much Americans get from Social Security on average — $1,419 a month for retired workers, not $1,200.
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