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Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year

Global Published 9 October 2026, 17:00 · archived 9 Oct 2026

New report on economic cost of anti-immigration campaign projects 8.6% reduction in retirement payments by 2034Elderly Americans can expect to lose an average of $2,152 in annual social security benefits each, a projected 8.6% reduction in their retirement payments, by 2034 and every year after as a direct consequence of the economic fallout from the Trump administration’s anti-immigration campaign, if that carries on, according to a new report shared exclusively with the Guardian.Already, US food prices are up, housing permits to build new homes are down – and even native-born Americans are l...

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