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.)
Hey Barnacle. See above. This is just for openers of the Assaults on America and her Citizens we will see in Bush's second term (as if we haven't seen enough). Have you been reading about how Bush made sure his own people were in charge of writing the republican platform? Yeh, they even put his announced Amnesty for Illegal Aliens right in the platform, almost word for word under the cynical title of “immigration reform” of course. “Reform” meaning rewarding and encouraging more illegal immigration.
Now, what was it you were telling me a few days ago about this election? About the high stakes and all that rot? And what again are the differences between republicans and democrats? I just get so confused these days. Which ones are supposed to be conservative and looking out for the interests of Americans?
" About the high stakes and all that rot? And what again are the differences between republicans and democrats? I just get so confused these days. Which ones are supposed to be conservative and looking out for the interests of Americans?"
I understand how you feel. I've felt like that for the past 5 or so elections. Once my idealism got me Jimmy Carter. Twice it got me Bill Clinton. If we can't afford George Bush, we sure can't afford Kerry. They are a wash on immigration, so I'm picking other issues to vote on. I think Colin Powell needs kicked over this SS for illegals big time. Today was the first I heard this was a SSA and a State Dept. deal.
The present day Republicans, the RINOS, have completely turned their backs on conservative voters. If this isn't a reason to turn to a third party, I don't know what is. Constitution Party here I come.
do you have a source on this? If this is true, Bush can't make it any clearer that he is simply going to ignore those of us who want illegal immigration to stop and is going to assume that we will vote for him anyway.