Presented by. Netflix released the second season of Orange Is the New Black in the wee hours last Friday morning. We've been tackling the episodes in small chunks, the better to binge responsibly. CLICK HERE for episodes 1-4.
In the period since 1993, the percentage of people living in families receiving âwelfareâ (TANF, SSI and/or SNAP) hit its lowest level in 2000, when it was 12.5 percent, according to the report. Between then and 2011, it climbed to its highest-yet-recorded rate of 23.1 percent.
As with Americans receiving benefits such as food stamps and cash, much of the welfare to immigrants supplements their low wage jobs. The total cost is over $103 billion in welfare benefits to households headed by immigrants. A majority, 51 percent, of immigrant households receive some type of welfare compared to 30 percent of native households, said the analysis of Census data.