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US President Donald Trump shared a list highlighting the percentage of immigrants receiving welfare and government assistance in the country, categorised by country of origin. The data included nations such as Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. India, however, was not included on the list.
Titled “Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin,” the compilation covers roughly 120 countries and territories, detailing the share of immigrant households receiving support.
The chart, posted by Trump on Truth Social, lists each immigrant’s country of birth alongside the percentage of households from that country accessing assistance.
The list includes Bangladesh, with 54.8 per cent of immigrant households from that country receiving assistance, Pakistan (40.2 per cent), Nepal (34.8 per cent), China (32.9 per cent), and Israel/Palestine (25.9 per cent), Ukraine 42.7 per cent and Asia (not elsewhere classified/not specified) 38.8 per cent.
Data has shown that Indian-Americans have among the highest median household incomes among major ethnic groups in the US.
According to the Pew Research Centre, Indian Americans are the second-largest Asian origin population living in the US, accounting for approximately 21 per cent of the country’s Asian population.
The median annual income of Indian-headed households was USD 151,200 in 2023.Among Asian-headed households overall, it was USD 105,600. Households with an Indian immigrant household head had a higher median annual income than those with a US-born Indian household head (USD 156,000 vs. USD 120,200).
The median annual personal earnings of Indian Americans ages 16 and older were USD 85,300 in 2023, higher than among Asians overall (USD 52,400), according to Pew data.
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