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Illegal aliens contribute big bucks to Social Security, but cannot draw. They also pay taxes, but cannot file tax returns, therefore they don't get back any overage they may be paying to Uncle Sam.
The New York Times > Business > Illegal Immigrants Are Bolstering Social Security With Billions
This is just one source. I have seen that number go as high as 20 Billion.
Basically what we have here in the illegal aliens is an under class that is required to pay into the system, but can get nothing back out of it in terms of Social Security or tax returns. AND if they are working and bringing home the bacon, the welfare argument fails.
Not surprisingly, Mr. Martínez, 28, has not given much thought to Social Security's long-term financial problems. But Mr. Martínez - who comes from the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico and hiked for two days through the desert to enter the United States near Tecate, some 20 miles east of Tijuana - contributes more than most Americans to the solvency of the nation's public retirement system.
Last year, Mr. Martínez paid about $2,000 toward Social Security and $450 for Medicare through payroll taxes withheld from his wages. Yet unlike most Americans, who will receive some form of a public pension in retirement and will be eligible for Medicare as soon as they turn 65, Mr. Martínez is not entitled to benefits.
He belongs to a big club. As the debate over Social Security heats up, the estimated seven million or so illegal immigrant workers in the United States are now providing the system with a subsidy of as much as $7 billion a year.
The New York Times > Business > Illegal Immigrants Are Bolstering Social Security With Billions
This is just one source. I have seen that number go as high as 20 Billion.
Basically what we have here in the illegal aliens is an under class that is required to pay into the system, but can get nothing back out of it in terms of Social Security or tax returns. AND if they are working and bringing home the bacon, the welfare argument fails.
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