In the long run, amnesty legalization will hurt Social Security

Most illegal immigrants will become eligible for retirement benefits at age 67. Heritage Foundation research finds that an average elderly low-skilled immigrant creates a net cost (benefits minus taxes) of about $17,000 per year. (This figure includes federal, state, and local government costs for the elderly.) Over eighteen years of expected retirement life the added costs come to $306,000 per amnesty recipient. Under present law, Social Security is expected to become insolvent in 2037. Amnesty will hasten its demise.