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Kicking Out Undocumented Workers Would Dent SSA Budge

Jan. 15, 2025 Editor, The News-Gazette: Did you know that at least half of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. pay Social Security taxes even though they are not eligible for Social Security benefits? In 2022 they paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes. That’s roughly $20 billion in free money that undocumented immigrants are contributing to the Social Security budget each year.

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