[texastoo]

It’s important to note that Congress, like the American people, heretofore had not seen this totalization agreement. This decision to expand our single largest entitlement program was made with no input from the legislative branch of government.

Only Bush and Mexico had seen the largest entitlement agreement of giving hard working money to Mexico. Even Congress was locked out of the agreement via FOIA. This all done by so-called Republicans.

Those in favor of sending U.S. Social Security benefits to Mexican citizens argue that crushing poverty in Mexico demands some form of U.S. assistance to that country's aged. While poverty in Mexico truly is deplorable and saddening, the fact remains that Congress has no constitutional authority to enact what is essentially another foreign aid program.

We thought we bailed Mexico out with NAFTA but 12 years later it has proved to be a dismal failure.

[azhenfud]

I wrote my Congressman, a Democrat, and expressed my disgust with the proposal to which he affirmed if it ever came to a vote before the US congress, he would summarily vote against any form of Social Security's totalization with Mexico.

I have that in writing and expect to follow his voice and expose him if he ever gets the opportunity to betray that "promise".