Social Security Has an Immigration Problem -- and It's Getting Worse

Social Security Has an Immigration Problem -- and It's Getting Worse

If the past dictates the future, between 80% and 90% of today's U.S. workforce is going to be reliant, in some capacity, on Social Security income when they retire. This 80% to 90% range reflects the percentage of retirees leaning on Social Security as a "major" or "minor" source of income across 20 years of annual Gallup surveys. A very big reason for that is America's worsening immigration problem.