Social Security Benefit Cuts Are an Estimated 8 Years Away -- Is Immigration to Blame?

For more than eight decades, Social Security has been the most important government program for retirees. Even though the average monthly benefit of $1,980.86 (as of February 2025) is relatively modest, this payout plays a key role in forging the financial foundation for many retired workers.

In each of the last 23 years, national pollster Gallup has surveyed retirees to determine how important their monthly check is from Social Security. In every poll, between 80% and 90% of retirees have noted they require their payout, in some capacity, to cover their expenses.

While Social Security has historically been a fortress of stability since the first retired-worker check was mailed out in January 1940, America's leading retirement program is on anything but stable ground today. The possibility of benefit cuts is rapidly approaching and many folks are asking: Is immigration to blame for Social Security's worsening financial outlook?

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