This paper explores national origin differences in the welfare recipiency of immigrantsto the United States. We develop an economic model of immigration which generatesimplications about how welfare utilization should vary according to characteristics of thecountry of origin. The empirical...

There exist sizeable differences in the incidence and duration of welfare spells across ethnic groups, and these differences tend to persist across generations. Using the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth, we find that children raised in welfare households are themselves more likely to...