[Southack]

"However, this proxy figure does not directly consider the estimated millions of current and former unauthorized workers and family members from Mexico and appears small in comparison with those estimates."

For argument's sake, lets just pretend that you are absolutely correct above. If so, the easy way to handle cutting off all illegal immigration (that's economically driven, at least), is to say that any illegal alien who applies for SS has to identify his current and former employers in the U.S.

Followed by having both the IRS and SSA immediately investigate said employer for failure to withhold and pay income and social security taxes; including holding said emplyers financially responsible.

In effect, every illegal applicant for SS benefits would become a snitch, by default, against their illegal employers. It would strike fear into such employers. That fear of employing illegals and then getting held responsible for back taxes would frighten away the vast majority of future potential employers, too. It would make NannyGate pale in comparison.

In other words, if what you are saying is true, then we've just scored an enormous victory against illegal immigration by using SS benefits as a lure and as a bribe to get snitches to rat out illegal employers.

5 Legislative Days Left Until The AWB Expires

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

For argument's sake, lets just pretend that you are absolutely correct above. If so, the easy way to handle cutting off all illegal immigration (that's economically driven, at least), is to say that any illegal alien who applies for SS has to identify his current and former employers in the U.S.

There is no "for argument's sake".

The Jorge Arbusto Administración has already signed this agreement. It is in force.

Millions of Mexican illegal aliens are now eligible to sign up for and receive US taxpayer-paid benefits for work performed in the US while "unauthorized."

All they need to do is provide a W-2 for the time worked and voila! the benefits will be approved and they will start receiving SSI checks.

At home.

In Mexico.