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While some Afghans did help the Americans as interpreters during the war in Afghanistan, this fact has been used to bring in far more Afghans than the number who served as interpreters. Some Americans feel they have a “duty” to help these Afghans — who were, in fact, only doing their job because it paid handsomely, and not because they were bravely fighting for democracy in their country — to be admitted to the United States. Much has been made by the pro-immigrant lobby, that trots out American servicemen to declare that “we owe these people— the Afghans — so much and of course we must take them in.”
Not only are many more Afghans being admitted than were ever employed by the U.S. Army as interpreters or guides, but they bring their very large extended families with them. And they are a terrific expense: most of them have no marketable skills in an advanced economy, and rely for every sort of benefit — housing, medical care, education food, family allowances, pocket money — on the generosity of the American welfare state. It turns out that most of the Afghani families who have been admitted as refugees are costing our government far more than any other immigrant group. Furthermore, the number of Afghans claiming refugee status has exploded from 22,000 in 1990 to 250,00 in 2024. More on this unusual expense can be found here: “Analysis: 85% of Afghan Households with Children Are on Welfare in U.S.,” by John Binder, Breitbart, January 20, 2026:
The overwhelming majority of households headed by Afghan immigrants with children in the home are on one or more forms of taxpayer-funded welfare in the United States, newly released analysis reveals.
The analysis, published by Jason Richwine at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), reviews Census Bureau data on Afghan immigrants in the U.S. — an immigrant group that has exploded from just 22,000 in 1990 to almost a quarter of a million as of 2024.
Most significantly, the Census data shows that almost all Afghan households with children are on publicly funded welfare — similar to that of Somali immigrant households with children in Minnesota, where 81 percent of such households are on at least one form of welfare.
In particular, the data shows that 85 percent of Afghan households with children are on one or more forms of welfare — including 81 percent on Medicaid, 61 percent on food stamps, and 15 percent on cash assistance.
Compare this massive absorption of welfare by the Afghan immigrant population to native-born American households with children, 40 percent of which consume welfare, including 37 percent on Medicaid, 18 percent on food stamps, and just seven percent on cash assistance.
In general, 72 percent of Afghan households are on welfare, including 68 percent on Medicaid, 47 percent on food stamps, and 14 percent on cash assistance.
Meanwhile, just 26 percent of native-born American households are on welfare, including 23 percent on Medicaid, 11 percent on food stamps, and 7 percent on cash assistance.
Richwine suggests that the high rate of Afghan immigrants on welfare could indicate that fraud plays a role, as it has in the Somali immigrant population, as recent federal investigations have uncovered.
With such a high proportion of Afghans on welfare, this naturally raises the suspicion that some of the claims that they have made are fraudulent, especially in light of the $9 billion fraud that Somali immigrants have committed in Minnesota. Are the welfare claims made being properly vetted, to make sure they are not claims for help they supposedly provided to nonexistent claimants, made by fraudsters? --->READ MORE HERE
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The overwhelming majority of households headed by Afghan immigrants with children in the home are on one or more forms of taxpayer-funded welfare in the United States, newly released analysis reveals.
The analysis, published by Jason Richwine at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), reviews Census Bureau data on Afghan immigrants in the U.S. — an immigrant group that has exploded from just 22,000 in 1990 to almost a quarter of a million as of 2024.
Most significantly, the Census data shows that almost all Afghan households with children are on publicly funded welfare — similar to that of Somali immigrant households with children in Minnesota, where 81 percent of such households are on at least one form of welfare.
In particular, the data shows that 85 percent of Afghan households with children are on one or more forms of welfare — including 81 percent on Medicaid, 61 percent on food stamps, and 15 percent on cash assistance.
Compare this massive absorption of welfare by the Afghan immigrant population to native-born American households with children, 40 percent of which consume welfare, including 37 percent on Medicaid, 18 percent on food stamps, and just seven percent on cash assistance. --->READ MORE HERE
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