Sen. Marco Rubio: Government provides more welfare to new migrants than to Social Security recipients
07/12/2024 // Laura Harris // 380 Views
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has denounced the fact that recent immigrants often receive more federal payouts than Social Security recipients.In an address on the floor of the United States Senate, Rubio pointed out the stark differences in benefits received by Cuban refugees who arrived in the U.S. decades ago and have since earned Social Security benefits through years of labor and the financial support provided to recent immigrants, including those classified as refugees.
Rubio expressed his frustration over the situation where recent immigrants, who have not contributed to the Social Security system, receive more substantial benefits than Cuban refugees who have been contributing members of American society for decades. (Related: Sector of northern border sees record-breaking wave of illegal immigrants apprehended.)
"One of the things I see a lot in South Florida are people that have been in this country – they may have come from Cuba 45 years ago. They've worked here their entire lives. They retire. They get $800, $900, $1,000 a month from Social Security," Rubio said. "And they run into somebody who just got here from Cuba three months ago, 29 years old, doesn't work, and he's given $1,500 a month in benefits by our government 'cause they're 'refugees.'"
Rubio even recounted instances of new arrivals receiving generous benefits, only to frequently return to their home countries.
"That 'refugee,' a year later, is traveling back to Cuba 15 times. So, you're a refugee fleeing oppression from a place that you now go back and visit 15 times the following year," Rubio continued.
https://www.alipac.us/f9/sen-marco-rubio-government-provides-more-welfare-new-migrants-than-social-sec-421968/
