The Wonk Salon, April 5, 2011

Welfare Use by Immigrant Households with Children: A Look at Cash, Medicaid, Housing, and Food Programs
Center for Immigration Studies
It’s pretty simple, really: Immigrants are poorer than native Americans. Poor people use more welfare. Ergo, Immigrants use more welfare.

A New State of the States

Brookings Institution
It’s time for states to rethink their purpose. In the 20th century, they were laboratories for democracy. In the 21st, their role is to support metropolitan regions.

Public Sector Compensation: Correcting the Economic Policy Institute, Again
Heritage Foundation
The Economic Policy Institute gets it wrong. Public employees do get higher compensation than their private-sector counterparts — nearly 30% more.