[Guadalajara, Jal. April 15, 2020] An increasing number of Mexican lawful permanent residents (LPRs) may potentially lose access to their U.S. contributions as a result of deportation, forming part of a growing number of legal immigrants who contributed to social security but cannot later benefit from or receive their contribution.

Owing to the interposition of immigration laws on U.S. social security determinations, in addition to the lack of a bilateral agreement that guarantees their protection, deported Mexican LPRs now count among the 4 billion people worldwide without adequate social security coverage and susceptible to elderly ill health, poverty, and social exclusion.

Our policy piece on what appears to be a growing phenomenon was published earlier this month by the Center for the United States and Mexico (www.bakerinstitute.org) at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

To read our full brief and recommendations, visit:
www.bakerinstitute.org/research/former-us-lawful-permanent-residents-retired-without-benefits.

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