Around 80 percent of all welfare benefit fraud money in Sweden goes to foreign-born migrants, according to research from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, who claim migrants are vastly overrepresented in fraud cases.
The report, which was initially only published internally, shows that migrants are particularly overrepresented in cases of “assistance compensation” as well as child benefits and parental benefits.
Regarding assistance compensation, migrants are eight times as likely to receive money they are not entitled to.
The report categorizes fraud into two categories: intentional and unintentional. One reason migrants are overrepresented is that many still claim welfare benefits after leaving Sweden and moving abroad.
While the number of unintentional welfare fraud cases is higher, the report highlights that the amount of money in intentional cases is much higher, averaging around $2,000 per case.
Across Europe, migrants tend to have both higher rates of unemployment than natives as well as higher usage of welfare systems.
In Germany, 60 percent of all the welfare recipients in the country are from migrant backgrounds, with the number as high as 70 percent in some areas of the country.
During the migrant crisis in 2015 and 2016, Germany saw a massive influx of Syrian nationals, and despite many having now lived in the country for nearly a decade, most are still on welfare benefits.
Parts of the United States have an even higher rate of migrant welfare use. In the city of Westbrook, Maine, 95 percent of the welfare dependents are illegal aliens.
Earlier this year, local Democrats were considering an ordinance to allow private homes, churches, and community centers to serve as homeless shelters, essentially creating an immigration resettlement program funded by taxpayers.
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