Undocumented workers add small windfall to Social Security
Submitted on December 15, 2005 - 1:00am.
David Kassabian - Fall 2005
WASHINGTON – More than $519 billion in wages that has been reported to the Social Security Administration can't be matched with workers, the agency says.
The total is presumed to reflect the large number of illegal immigrants working in the country using fake Social Security cards, Congress' chief budget adviser said last month.
“We know that immigrants work, we know that includes those who are here illegally, and the taxes are held by their employer regardless,” said Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin in an interview last week. “It's logical that illegal immigrants would be in there.”
The total is presumed to reflect the large number of illegal immigrants working in the country using fake Social Security cards, Congress' chief budget adviser said last month.
“We know that immigrants work, we know that includes those who are here illegally, and the taxes are held by their employer regardless,” said Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin in an interview last week. “It's logical that illegal immigrants would be in there.”
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