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Would immigration ‘amnesty’ help Social Security?
The Center for American Progress has released a report by Adriana Kugler, Robert Lynch, and Patrick Oakford arguing that legalizing undocumented immigrants will generate significant benefits for Social Security’s financing. According to SSA, about half of undocumented immigrants currently pay payroll taxes, using a false or expired Social Security number. The other half work “under the table.” Since neither group can legally collect benefits, this means that undocumented immigrants as a group improve Social Security’s finances. Read more…