A new report out Monday on the cost of immigration shows that illegal immigrant households receive an average of $5,692 in federal welfare benefits every year. This is far more than the average American household receives — it gets $4,431 eachyear, the Washington Examiner reported.

The Center for Immigration Studies found that all “immigrant-headed households,” both legal and illegal, receive an average of $6,241 in welfare. This is 41 percent more than native households. Americans receive benefits such as food stamps and cash. Much of the welfare to immigrants supplements their low-wage jobs, an analysis of federal cost figures revealed.

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The total cost of welfare benefits to households headed by immigrants is over $103 billion. 51 percent of immigrant households receive some type of welfare. Only 30 percent of native households receive welfare benefits, according to the analysis of census data.

“While it is important for Americans to understand the rate of welfare use among immigrants, expressing that use in dollar terms offers a more tangible metric that is tied to current debates over fiscal policy. With the nation facing a long-term budgetary deficit, this study helps illuminate immigration’s impact on the problem,” wrote the report’s author, Jason Richwine, a Harvard-educated analyst of immigration data.

The new report follows another that found President Obama is seeking $17,613 for new illegal minors. This is more than Social Security retirees get, the Washington Examiner reported.

Illegal immigrants are prohibited from directly receiving welfare. However, they get it through their legal children.