Not only that, but the illegal alien only has to work for 6 consecutive quarters, then he, his spouse and his children become eligible to receive SSI benefits.
*FOREVER*.
*WHILE LIVING IN MEXICO*!
I agree with your take on this article. There is only one correction and I almost hate to tell you. The 6 quarters is 18 months or 1 and 1/2 years not 3 years.
One of the main problems with this agreement with Mexico is that our government is only estimating 47000 Mexican workers. The government doesn't seem to have a clue of the cost of such a program.
This looks like a problem of outsourcing. The company that hires Americans to work in foreign lands should foot the bill for the charge of ss to that country. It should not be the American taxpayer who foots the bill for large corporations. The only other way that I can imagine 3000 US workers in Mexico is American college professors in Mexico. Otherwise, I can't even begin to think of jobs in Mexico for Americans.