My Social Security statement says I am required to earn 40 credits (max 4 per year with $940 earned income per credit). This meant I had to work 10 years to be eligible for SS benefits.
Does this apply to illegals, and how does this work for those who have paid into the system using fradulent SS numbers (you supposedly can’t work without one)? Right now they handle this as a cost of getting a job, and the Government has no interest in doing anything about it because it is helping fund the current system.
The article is right in that members of the Judiciary having no fiduiary sense with respect to Social Security.
“My Social Security statement says I am required to earn 40 credits (max 4 per year with $940 earned income per credit). This meant I had to work 10 years to be eligible for SS benefits.
Does this apply to illegals, and how does this work for those who have paid into the system using fradulent SS numbers (you supposedly can’t work without one)..”
From what I’ve read....an illegal alien must work only 18 MONTHS in order to be eligible for Social Security AND this includes credit for time worked in their country of origin. Not only is this is going to be part of the new legislation, but it is also part of the Trilateral Agreement between the US and Mexico.
Also, since illegals will be FORGIVEN for having used stolen Social Security Numbers, as long as they can show proof they they worked, they’re good to go. On the other hand, I have read horror stories of American Citizens who’s work credits have been COMPLETELY WIPED OUT because the illegal aliens are on the same number. When you try to get SS to ‘fix’ the problem, you stand to lose everything and go back to zero. Here are some horror stories:
http://ensign.senate.gov/counties/record.cfm?id=257162&;