NYTimes.com: Illegal Immigrants Are Bolstering Social Security With Billions

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Folks,

I thought some of you might be interested in this article from The New York Times which quotes facts and figures concerning undocumented workers' contributions to bolster our Social Security system. In a perverse way, this could be a good argument against any new immigration program.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/business/05immigration.html?ex=1113451200 & en=b02cf51ddae22f89 & ei=5070

BUSINESS | April 5, 2005 Illegal Immigrants Are Bolstering Social Security With Billions By EDUARDO PORTER The estimated seven million illegal workers in the U.S. provide Social Security with a subsidy of as much as $7 billion a year.

Alice Larson