Using data from the Health and Retirement Study linked with restricted data from the Social Security Administration …, this article compares retirement resources of immigrant and native-born workers. Results suggest that although immigrants … number of years in the United States, with the most recent immigrants being the least prepared for retirement. …

Older workers whose employment prospects are cut short can claim reduced Social Security benefits beginning at age 62 … that would call for expanded assistance for workers nearing retirement if early benefits were no longer available. It also … subsidies, disability benefits, extended unemployment benefits, and employment counseling. …