Alex Padilla actually said...

"We already know that immigration benefits the economy overall, but can you speak specifically to how updating our immigration system could support the long-term solvency of the Social Security system?"

"At a time where we're seeing persistent record low unemployment levels, we're not talking about the immigrants coming here to take jobs from anybody else."

"Absent Congressional action, the aging population and a shrinking workforce would continue to threaten Social Security financing."

"That's a troubling dynamic, but on the first half of your answer the failure to take away that tax rates for the most wealthy and large corporations are not good for Social Security."