something to look at this profile is from 2007 whe

something to look at this profile is from 2007 when you go in the link at the bottom of this go to this section Poverty, Welfare, and the Uninsured and you will find the quotes I put up.

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Uninsured or on Medicaid. The 2007 CPS shows that 17.7 percent of immigrants and their U.S.-born children under 18 are on Medicaid, compared to 11.9 percent of natives and their children.35 Of immigrants and their young children (under 18), 47.4 percent either have no insurance or have it provided to them through the Medicaid system compared to 25 percent for natives and their children.

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Welfare Use. As the Census Bureau does in its publications, we report welfare use based on whether the head of the household is immigrant or native.36 With regard to immigrant households , this means we are mainly reporting welfare use for immigrants and their U.S.-born children who live with them and comparing them to natives and their children. Table 12 shows the percentage of immigrant- and native-headed households in which at least one member of the household uses one or more welfare programs. Cash assistance includes Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), state administered general assistance, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which is for low-income elderly and disabled persons. Food assistance includes food stamps, free school lunch, and the Women Infants and Children nutrition program (WIC). Housing assistance includes subsidized and government-owned housing. Medicaid, the health insurance program for those with low incomes, is also included.

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read full report here
http://cis.org/immigrants_profile_2007