Census Data is Clear: Illegal Aliens Do Improperly Secure Welfare BenefitsJohn Binder 2 Oct 2025
Illegal aliens do sometimes improperly secure American taxpayer-funded welfare benefits, United States Census Bureau data makes clear.
As the federal government shutdown continues, the establishment media and elected Democrats are routinely claiming that illegal aliens cannot secure taxpayer-funded welfare.
“[House Speaker Mike Johnson] also falsely claimed that Democrats want to give healthcare, extend healthcare to illegal immigrants. That is not true. Illegal immigrants are not eligible for federal healthcare programs,” a CNN anchor said on Thursday.
That media talking point echoes House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Federal law prohibits the use of Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Affordable Care Act to provide health insurance in any way, shape, or form to undocumented immigrants. Period. Full stop. That’s the law,” Jeffries told ABC News.
The claim is being made to counter Republicans, who affirm that Democrats have allowed the government to shut down because they want to repeal reforms that seek to prevent illegal aliens from gaining access to taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits.
Analysis of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) tells a much different story — one in which, despite best efforts from the Trump administration, illegal aliens do sometimes secure welfare benefits.
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