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<blockquote data-quote="LotusBud" data-source="post: 1036227" data-attributes="member: 1123">By 2040, immigration is expected to be the <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2024-01/59697-Demographic-Outlook.pdf" target="_blank">sole driver</a> of U.S. population growth. Currently, <a href="https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states#:~:text=People%20of%20working%20age%20(18,were%2065%20years%20and%20older." target="_blank">77%</a> of the immigrants entering the country are working age (between 18 and 64). Evidence indicates that immigrants account for <a href="https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-immigrants-are-in-the-american-workforce/#:~:text=Immigrants%20make%20up%20over%2019%25%20of%20the%20US,data%20from%20the%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20Statistics%20%28BLS%29." target="_blank">19%</a> of the U.S. labor force despite making up only <a href="https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-population-over-time" target="_blank">14.3%</a> of the total population. This both strengthens the worker-to-beneficiary ratio and helps shore up Social Security’s <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/27/key-findings-about-us-immigrants/" target="_blank">payroll-tax base</a>.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/immigration-social-security-solvency/[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LotusBud, post: 1036227, member: 1123"] By 2040, immigration is expected to be the [URL='https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2024-01/59697-Demographic-Outlook.pdf']sole driver[/URL] of U.S. population growth. Currently, [URL='https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states#:~:text=People%20of%20working%20age%20(18,were%2065%20years%20and%20older.']77%[/URL] of the immigrants entering the country are working age (between 18 and 64). Evidence indicates that immigrants account for [URL='https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-immigrants-are-in-the-american-workforce/#:~:text=Immigrants%20make%20up%20over%2019%25%20of%20the%20US,data%20from%20the%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20Statistics%20%28BLS%29.']19%[/URL] of the U.S. labor force despite making up only [URL='https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-population-over-time']14.3%[/URL] of the total population. This both strengthens the worker-to-beneficiary ratio and helps shore up Social Security’s [URL='https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/27/key-findings-about-us-immigrants/']payroll-tax base[/URL]. [URL unfurl="true"]https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/immigration-social-security-solvency/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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