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Wed Jan 28, 2026, 11:41 AM Wednesday

Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans ...

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Nathan Alderman
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We probably would not see eye to eye on a lot, but serious props to the Cato Institute for their absolute pile of great, full-throated defenses of immigration. They’ve done impressive work in this area for years now.

‪Cato Institute‬
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Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.

Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo:
ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj

10:49 PM · Jan 27, 2026

We probably would not see eye to eye on a lot, but serious props to the Cato Institute for their absolute pile of great, full-throated defenses of immigration. They’ve done impressive work in this area for years now.

Nathan Alderman (@nathanalderman.com) 2026-01-28T03:49:49.889Z


Cato Institute
‪@cato.org‬

Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.

Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo:
ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj

5:29 PM · Jan 27, 2026

Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.

Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj

Cato Institute (@cato.org) 2026-01-27T22:29:15.118045254Z
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