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Source interviews respondents to a survey from U.S. Rep. Vasquez<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This story<\/a> was originally published at Source New Mexico<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Pat Serrault retired at 72, she thought her 58 years of hard work and paying into Social Security would mean she\u2019d be set for her later years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my money. It isn\u2019t a whole lot in the scheme of things, but I earned it,\u201d Serrault told Source in a written statement. \u201cThe system put it away for me and I would like to keep it so that I can remain independent for the time I have left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent months, the Trump Administration has made cuts to Social Security Administration<\/a> staff and department budgets, prompting concerns over timely receipt of payments and the possibility of reductions in payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serrault, an 84-year-old Las Cruces resident, told Source NM that she is just one missed payment away from being unable to afford rent and other necessities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen if they hit Social Security and they also hit Section 8 [housing]. I\u2019m going to be on the street, unless there\u2019s some kind of safety net that could be developed,\u201d Serrault told Source in a phone interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serrault added that after paying her bills, she is left with about $250 to $300 for food each month, if she\u2019s \u201clucky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many New Mexicans receiving social security benefits share these concerns, according to a survey conducted by Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez\u2019s team. Out of the nearly 600 constituents who responded to the survey, about 87% expressed uneasiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vasquez\u2019s team shared respondents\u2019 first names, ZIP codes and comments with Source, which then selected several people from the list for interview requests. Vasquez\u2019s representatives provided Source\u2019s email contact to those willing to talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinda Gillilan, 63, lives in Silver City and works as an administrator at an assisted living facility. Gillilan has multiple degrees and has spent the last decade working in social work, but due to limited pay, she and her partner have little in savings and no 401K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told Source that she and her partner plan to retire when they are 70 and live off of Social Security, but worries that changes and cuts to the Social Security Administration will leave them with very little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we looked at the cost of living throughout the country, even here in New Mexico in Silver City, our rent has gone from $700 to $900 a month. And on Social Security, that would be a huge portion of one of our two checks,\u201d Gillilan said. \u201cWe\u2019re seriously considering leaving the country in 2032 when we\u2019re both 70.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said they are looking at relocating to Costa Rica, Portugal, Italy or Malta, where their money from Social Security will go further than in the U.S. However, Gillilan told Source that she worries that in the next seven years \u201cthere won\u2019t be a functional system by the time we\u2019re ready to use it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said she hears similar concerns in her work at the assisted living facility. One man is facing the possibility of losing Medicaid assistance and having to leave the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s incumbent upon the state to start thinking about what do we do if people start losing Social Security? What do we do if people lose their Medicaid benefits or their Medicare benefits? How do we respond?\u201d Gillian said. \u201cAnd I think they have to get ahead of that curve and get proactive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Gillilan is considering doing, Carolmarie Seager, 66, chose to retire and move out of the country. She moved to the United Kingdom in 2018 and now lives in a town in Wales, but still maintains a Las Cruces address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did I leave behind? My five adult children, a granddaughter, and now a new grandson. I left behind friends, siblings, their families, my sweet mother, and much more,\u201d Seager told Source NM in a written statement. \u201cIn addition to the political nightmare, I chose to leave the U.S. because NM was getting too hot to live in inexpensively, and I knew my medical care would become more expensive without my mild Multiple Sclerosis condition getting any worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seager said she lives on a combination of benefits that includes Social Security, and that her payment was \u201cquite late this month with no explanation.\u201d She said she wouldn\u2019t be able to pay her living expenses if her Social Security payment was changed, and she wouldn\u2019t be able to afford to move back to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alyna LaValley, 66, lives in Truth of Consequences with her husband. She told Source NM that they both live off of their social security benefits, as well as long-term disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LaValley\u2019s concerns are compounded because she is a transgender woman and moved to New Mexico from Florida because the state was restricting transgender rights. The Trump administration has taken multiple steps in recent months<\/a> to rescind rights and support for transgender people at the federal level, including denying new passports, restricting gender-affirming care and reinstating a ban on transgender people serving in the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LaValley told Source that she fears for her safety and worries about even leaving her house at times. And she added that if their benefits are cut in anyway, they will likely lose their house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be on the street,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is no American dream. People can\u2019t afford to buy houses. There\u2019s no way to get ahead. It\u2019s gone. And I feel bad for the world that my grandchildren are going to live in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story was originally published at Source New Mexico<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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