Social Security Has an Immigration Problem -- and It Can't Be Ignored Any Longer
As of the 2024 Trustees Report, Social Security was contending with a $23.2 trillion (and growing) long-term funding obligation shortfall. Even more pressing, the asset reserves for the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (OASI), which provides monthly payouts to retired workers and survivor beneficiaries, is expected to be depleted by 2033.