If true, 54% of folks on SNAP are non-citizens.

If true, 54% of folks on SNAP are non-citizens.

According to the Center for Immigration Studies, data from the 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) indicates that 54 percent of households headed by immigrants—including naturalized citizens, legal residents, and illegal immigrants, used one or more major welfare programs.

By comparison, 39 percent of U.S.-born households received such benefits. Among non-citizens, the rate rises to 59 percent, and for illegal immigrants, an estimated 59 percent use at least one welfare program. The American Enterprise Institute further reports that 59.4 percent of illegal-immigrant households receive welfare benefits, and compared to the U.S.-born, illegal-headed households use every major program at statistically higher rates, except for SSI, TANF, and housing.