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Publication Date: June 2011
Publisher: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Author(s): Melissa Favreault; Austin Nichols
Research Area: Economics
Keywords: immigration ; population; money
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Immigration is transforming the U.S. labor force with important consequences for Social Security’s adequacy and finances. Using longitudinal data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to rich administrative data on lifetime earnings and benefit receipt, we measure the extent to which non-natives’ lifetime earning patterns, payroll taxes paid, benefits received, and total incomes differ from those for the U.S.-born population. We consider other outcomes important to retirement security, like health status, marital status, and financial wealth. We also compare various immigrant groups with one another. Our findings stress heterogeneity in labor force and Social Security experiences among immigrants.