Immigration Is No “Fix” for Social Security

By Eric Ruark

The argument that ongoing mass immigration to the United States is necessary to keep the Social Security program solvent is not based on any credible evidence or analysis. While immigration is not the fundamental problem facing Social Security, it is not going to “save” it, either. And, if immigration continues apace, it will only exacerbate … Continued

Immigration Won’t Save Social Security, No Matter How Many Charts Vox Puts On Its Website

By Eric Ruark

The newsplainers at Vox have never gotten a firm grasp of the complexities of U.S. immigration policy, or its downstream effects. In large part, it’s because they haven’t tried very hard, if at all, to view immigration issues outside of a very narrow worldview – a worldview not shared by most Americans, or most citizens … Continued