Don't get too pissed. It seems that's a recycled claim that may have originated from *Liberal Canadians system, which does handouts like that. Read bottom paragraph.
Grok:
The claim is not true. The Social Security number is in the ballpark but low; the immigrant payment is a recycled falsehood.
The post says: after 40 years of work you get $1,850 a month from Social Security, while someone who “enters illegally” gets $3,850 a month after 40 minutes.
Social Security. That figure is a bit low for a typical check, not invented. The Social Security Administration’s estimated average retired-worker benefit for January 2026 was about $2,071 a month. Other 2026 snapshots put the average around $2,030–$2,080. Benefits are based on your highest 35 years of earnings, not a flat “40 years = $1,850.” Many people get less than the average; many get more. The maximum at age 70 in 2026 is over $5,000.
There is no federal program that pays undocumented immigrants $3,850 a month, on arrival or later. People in the country without authorization are generally barred from Social Security, SSI, SNAP, and regular Medicaid. Limited exceptions exist (emergency medical care, public schooling for children, some state or local aid).
The number tracks an old meme. *A Canadian resettlement document for a legally admitted refugee family listed about $3,874 in short-term assistance. That was mislabeled as a monthly U.S. payment to one “illegal” immigrant and has circulated since at least 2017–2018. AP, USA Today, PolitiFact, and Fact Check .org have all rated versions of it false. Related U.S. distortions include a one-time refugee reception grant (often cited around $2,125, not monthly) and a small New York City pilot that gave some asylum-seeking families a one-time grant of about $4,000 to leave shelters—not $3,850 a month to every new arrival.
So the comparison fails: the Social Security side is roughly a typical benefit (actually understated), and the immigrant side does not exist.