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Social Security: 5 Surprising Facts About Noncitizens and Benefits
Social Security pays retirement and disability benefits to tens of millions of Americans. But the program doesn’t just provide for benefits to U.S. citizens. Indeed, even as controversy rages over the status of undocumented workers for various government programs, Social Security’s rules contain many provisions for resident and nonresident aliens, and some of them shock people who didn’t realize that noncitizens could even qualify for Social Security benefits. Let’s take a look at five ways in which Social Security looks beyond citizenship when making payments to workers. Read more…