US EditionTrump posts immigrant welfare chart: Pakistan, Bangladesh feature prominently; India not on list
Trump's chart excludes India despite Indian immigrant households having a median income of $151,200, higher than the $105,600 median for all Asian-headed households, Pew Research shows.
- On Sunday, US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social a chart titled 'Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin' covering roughly 120 countries, naming Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Nepal to highlight welfare use among immigrant households.
- Trump posted a list of countries, including Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, to underscore welfare use among immigrant households in the United States, while India was excluded.
- Data shows Bangladesh had 54.8%, Pakistan 40.2%, Ukraine 42.7%, Nepal 34.8%, China 32.9%, Israel/Palestine 25.9%, and Asia 38.8%.
- Notably, India was absent from the compilation while Pew Research Center shows Indian immigrant household heads earn a median annual income of $156,000 versus $120,200 for US-born Indian heads.
- Data from Pew Research Center shows Indian-headed households had a median income of USD 151,200 in 2023, and Indian Americans account for about 21 of the US Asian population.
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The Economic TimesIndian-Americans are welfare-makers, not welfare-takers
A chart shared by Donald Trump on Truth Social highlighted countries of origin for immigrant households receiving welfare, notably omitting India. This omission reflects the reality that Indian-Americans, due to high incomes and education, are less likely to rely on welfare, functioning as significant contributors to public finances and job creation.
Indians immigrants absent from US 'welfare receiver' chart shared by Trump: What this indicates about the successful community
In financial terms, Indian-American households contribute more to the system than they take out. Their economic profile shows that when migrants arrive with skills, education, and employability, public resource dependence naturally declines.
Trump Posts Welfare Data On Immigrants From Pakistan, Nepal, China; India Not On List
The ‘Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin’ list includes about 120 nations and territories around the world, whose immigrants in the US receive assistance. India is not on the list.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has recently published on social networks a table with statistical data on the benefit of social assistance by immigrant families in the US, reopening the debate on social policies and immigration. According to the distributed data, about 46 percent of families of Kosovo origin living in the United States benefit from various forms of social assistance, including financial assistance, housing pro…
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