Last week, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released a doom-and-gloom report concerning the financial future of these cornerstone programs. The report’s only bright spot — that the U.S. may have pushed off insolvency by a single year — is little consolation as our country faces the triumvirate of an aging population, the lowest birthrate since the census has kept track and rising federal debt.
These generational realities call for solutions at scale. Renewing America’s commitment to thoughtful immigration policy is precisely the lifeline that Medicare and Social Security so desperately need. Welcoming more newcomers promises to replenish the American workforce and create a larger pool of contributors to the beleaguered systems vital to supporting older Americans…
Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, The Hill, May 15, 2024
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