Mexico, U.S. reach accord on migrants' Social Security

El Universal Online ^ | November 23, 2004 | Wire services

[Regulator]

Hey, "conservatives", here's the latest plan from our newly re-elected "conservative". His buddy Sr. Fox put it this way:

"The initiatives entail the recognition of all those (Mexicans) who have worked in the United States legally or otherwise, so they will have the right to the savings they accumulated while working in the neighboring country,"

Yessirree, this sounds like a real "conservative" initiative: social welfare money for foreign criminals. If it passes, the stampede can only accelerate. And the bankrupt Social Security IOU pile will get worse.

[Regulator]

Neverending madness ping.

[Uncle Fud]

Now that President Bush has been re-elected, we should be safe in assuming that every recommendation he makes from now on is what he really believes in.

[Southack]

"Mexican workers who paid into Social Security in the United States will be refunded their contributions when they return to their homeland"

Works for me.

[AgThorn]

Wish I could get this deal!! where do I sign up to be an illegal alien?

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I guess they'll have to raise the retirement age to 80 for the rest of us.

[AreaMan]

when they return to their homeland"

He didn't say they can't come back.

[A Navy Vet]

AAAAAAARRRGH!!

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Mexican workers who paid into Social Security in the United States will be refunded their contributions when they return to their homeland

I imagine that the possibilities for fraud with this scheme are limitless.

[Dolphy]

"The initiatives entail the recognition of all those (Mexicans) who have worked in the United States legally or otherwise, so they will have the right to the savings they accumulated while working in the neighboring country,"

Good, give them their savings, deduct any government services received by them or their family, deport them and identify the lawbreaking employers for fines.

[Southack]

"He didn't say they can't come back."

Then those old, retired Mexicans are going to be making lots of cross-border trips in your world...as Social Security pays out monthly, not in lottery lump sums...

[konaice]

So what does Mexico have to legislate for this? Why are they to introduce legislation?

This sounds like another raid on Social Security to me. Sneak across the border, steal some poor saps social security number and work a few months, and then go home with the whole bundle?

Meanwhile poor-sap is none the wiser.

Rinse, Repeat.

[Southack]

"I imagine that the possibilities for fraud with this scheme are limitless."

Imagination is a wonderful thing.

[WhiteGuy]

So......................

If I announce that I'm now a mexican and will be returning to mexico, the dept of treasury will pay me the total amount of contributions that have been confiscated from my earnings for the past 28 years?

[skeeter]

ONLY their contributions, or do they get the till death do us part retirement program Americans get?

Can I get my contributions if I migrate to Mexico?

[brianl703]

I'll be sending some faxes to Frank Wolf courtesy of numbersusa.com on this one.

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Then those old, retired Mexicans are going to be making lots of cross-border trips in your world...as Social Security pays out monthly, not in lottery lump sums...

Where does it say they have to be old, and how do you know it isn't a lump sum? Sure sounds like it is to me from the article.

[brianl703]

Someone in Mexico couldn't deposit the check and do a wire-transfer of the money back to the USA each month?

[JimRed]

First deduct the cost of all public assistance received, education costs for any children and whatever else is appropriate.

[nanak]

TOM TANCREDO 2008 = LAST HOPE TO SAVE AMERICA