This graph shows the ratio of benefits received from public social services, to the amount of taxes paid for different immigrant/native groups in the United States as of 2008. White natives as a group received the highest amount of benefits in comparison to how much tax they paid in 2008. By comparison Latin-American immigrants typically received half the amount of benefits as they paid in taxes.
Ratio of benefits received from public social services to taxes paid, by immigrant status in the United States 2008
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International Organization for Migration. (December 8, 2011). Ratio of benefits received from public social services to taxes paid, by immigrant status in the United States 2008 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235197/ratio-of-social-benefits-received-to-taxes-paid-in-the-us-by-immigrant-status/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
International Organization for Migration. "Ratio of benefits received from public social services to taxes paid, by immigrant status in the United States 2008." Chart. December 8, 2011. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235197/ratio-of-social-benefits-received-to-taxes-paid-in-the-us-by-immigrant-status/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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