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janet, If I remember you are in California.

Check out a response from our Senator:

Thank you for your letter regarding social security accounts
for Mexican nationals working in the United States. I welcome the
opportunity to respond.

On July 15, 2004, Representative Mac Collins introduced
House Resolution 720, a resolution expressing disapproval of the
totalization agreement between the social security systems of the
United States and Mexico. Please know that I will keep your
comments in mind should the Senate consider a similar resolution
or legislation on this issue.

Again, thank you for writing. I hope you will continue to
keep me informed on issues of importance to you. If you have any
further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact my
Washington, D.C. staff at (202) 224-3841.

Sincerely yours,

Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator

http://feinstein.senate.gov
Here is an exerpt from her web site.

http://feinstein.senate.gov/03Releases/r-scaapII.htm

"Illegal immigration is a problem that affects communities across the nation. However, this issue affects my home state of California disproportionately because of California's proximity to the border. In the last year, illegal immigration cost Californians almost $1.2 billion. Of that amount, California spent an estimated $980 million on emergency services for undocumented immigrants.

Border counties, in particular, are among the hardest hit - especially in terms of dollars spent on incarceration, court costs, and emergency medical care for those who are living in the U.S. illegally. For example,
* San Diego County spent an estimated $76.1 million in 2001 in uncompensated costs to provide emergency medical care for undocumented immigrants.
* Imperial County, one of the nation's most impoverished counties, spent nearly $3 million in 2001 in uncompensated emergency medical costs for undocumented immigrants."