Report projects immigration policies could reduce Social Security benefits
The report projects that continued Trump immigration policies would reduce average annual Social Security benefits by $2,152 per person from 2034 onward.
A report commissioned by America’s Voice projects that continued Trump administration immigration policies could reduce average annual Social Security benefits by $2,152, or 8.6%, from 2034 onward. It also links the policies to higher food and construction costs, job losses and slower labor-force growth.
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- 2,152USD
AllegedThe report projects that continued Trump immigration policies would reduce average annual Social Security benefits by $2,152 per person from 2034 onward.
“would reduce projected average annual Social Security benefits by 8.6% in 2034, and every year thereafter”
- 8.6%
AllegedThe report projects that continued Trump immigration policies would reduce average annual Social Security benefits by 8.6% from 2034 onward.
“would reduce projected average annual Social Security benefits by 8.6% in 2034, and every year thereafter”
AllegedThe report attributes the projected Social Security loss in part to lower payroll-tax revenue from unauthorized immigrants.
“The federal government risks losing a large segment of the $26bn in payroll taxes from unauthorized immigrants”