Has there been a recent U.S. Senate vote re making Social Security benefits available to illegal aliens?

Question

I just received an on-line petition addressed to Pres. Bush re such a vote by the U.S. Senate that would make S.S. benefits available to "illegal" aliens and I would like to know whether or not it is true, and if so, what the outcome was.

Answer 1

More than likely you got a petition about this issue.......

Current law is silent on this issue. While the SSA currently will not grant benefits to workers without a valid Social Security number, this is an administrative policy. Unless Congress acts, this policy can legally be changed by the Social Security agency. The U.S. State Department has been pushing for including illegal aliens in the Social Security system to use as a "carrot" to gain the Mexican government's cooperation on various international issues (the war on terrorism, criminal extradition agreements, etc.)

Social Security benefits are weighted to give higher proportional benefits to lower wage workers. Most of these illegal aliens are very low wage earners, so they would receive far more than they paid in. * Joel Mobray from The National Review has estimated potential costs at $345 billion dollars * It will be a bookkeeping nightmare. Many illegal aliens create false Social Security numbers, use the Social Security numbers of others, and share both false and "borrowed" Social Security numbers with many others who use them also. Determining a verifiable work history will be impossible. * Making someone eligible for Social Security would also provide benefits to their spouses and dependent children, and not only Social Security but possibly Medicare -- upping the cost of this still further. * It rewards lawbreaking and encourages further illegal immigration. Some "Totalization Agreements" serve a useful function. Large corporations, both in the United States and abroad, often assign personnel to work in an overseas office for several years. During these years, personnel are "double taxed" -- they pay both Social Security and the equivalent tax in their native countries. Allowing the SSA and foreign agencies to give credit under one system toward retirement makes sense when it involves a limited number of persons working here legally and temporarily.

Answer 2

No, i don't believe they will Bush wants to get rid of SS. I do believe they should faze it out over 30 yrs. It will be bankrupt within 50 Yrs.
It now takes 6 people to pay for one on ss today.
Poor people do not pay in enough SS and that includes Illegals.
This ss illegals claim they pay is BS. Even a moron can do that math. What most forget is the employer matches the ss that is taken out.

Answer 3

it really is no longer a question truly, is it? yet I do thoroughly believe you. unlawful extraterrestrial beings might want to easily be thrown abroad. for each NYTimes "torn from mom's breast" article there are 10,000 illegals being given legal assistance. for free. by way human beings. Entitlement to public money is an outrage.

Answer 4

Nope. No need. They pay into the system, and thus are entitled to benefits. Sadly, however, few actually receive any benefits.

Answer 5

for illegals? no way. resident aliens and documented workers are already eligible for benefits, rightfully so since they pay in to the system

Answer 6

I would like more info about this is there a way to add the link to your question?

Answer 7

the senate hasnt done crap in years

Answer 8

Not true

Answer 9

NO!