A fresh off the proverbial boat immigrant in my state aged 65 or older, even if perfectly healthy, receives SSI amounts below without having paid one penny into the Social Security system or any other taxes:
$885 per month if living alone
$601.58 if living with a relative
$1,125 if in assisted living
If I who have worked and paid taxes since I was a teen keep working until I am 62 I will get $1280 per month.
It seems that work is not rewarded. I support the plans of Bernie Sanders and others to increase Social Security benefits, but only for those who have paid into the system. I support the efforts of the Trump administration to end chain migration and to stop accepting economic immigrants who are not self-sufficient. I do believe there is a place here for refugees on humanitarian grounds.
The two Democrats who poll in double digits among those who voted for Trump are Sanders and Yang. Yang's UBI payments would only go to US citizens.