[bpjam]

The real problem with Social Security for illegals is that they are mostly using SS #s which don't belong to them so it will be virtually impossible to sort out who was who over the past 20 years. It is only in the last 5 years or so that we saw large amounts of illegals applying for Taxpayer Identification Numbers from the IRS and using those instead of SS#'s. If 15 people were all 'using' the same Social Security Number, how are you going to figure out who got what?

Is everyone aware that right now Mexicans can already get Social Security income when they reach 55? Any mexican who has worked in this country and had SS withheld can apply for their benefits even if they are back in Mexico. Its a reciprocal treaty with most industrial countries which allows earned social programs to pay out to citizens or non-citizens in any country.

For the solvency of Social Security, we could actually use another 12,000,000 workers paying into it. But since its a ponzo scheme, its just pushing off the disaster a few more years.

[AmeriBrit]

Those using stolen SS#'s won't get credit, that will benefit the person who the SS # belongs too.

I find it hard to believe a Mexican can get SS at 55 yrs old since the earliest an American can get it is 62 yrs old and that's at a reduced rate.

Where does your information come from?