What Happens to Social Security as More Workers Leave the U.S.?
Prior to the current exodus of workers, Americans were already concerned about the Social Security system.
What Happens to Social Security as More Workers Leave the U.S.?
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According to the nonpartisan Brookings Institution, as many as 295,000 Americans left the U.S. last year to settle in other countries. In January 2026, Kristi Noem, then Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that nearly 3 million non-residents were deported during President Donald Trump's first year back in office. At the same time, a Cato Institute analysis shows that legal immigration has also fallen, with 132,000 fewer people moving into the U.S. per month.
Regardless of your political leanings or how you feel about foreigners working in the U.S., everything -- from the well-being of local economies to the Social Security trust fund -- will be affected by the outflow of working-age adults. Here's what happens to Social Security when there are more people moving out of the U.S. than there are moving in.
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