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27 October
5:57 pm

upwards of sixty percent of illegal immigrant headed households are getting benefits from the government in one way, shape, or form

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Zach Lahn, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

5:57 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific statistic (60%) about illegal immigrant households receiving government benefits — a contested and frequently cited figure that could mislead voters if inaccurate or taken out of context
What we foundThe claim that 'upwards of sixty percent' of illegal immigrant-headed households receive government benefits is consistent with the best available data, which puts the figure at approximately 60.7–61%, though the figure originates primarily from a single research organization (CIS) and includes benefits received by U.S.-born children in the household, not by the illegal immigrant head personally.
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