[concerned about politics]

If they can't collect SS after they pay for it, why pay for it in the first place?
(Honest, except for the "eating the elephant" part- which sends up a red flag- I'm trying to understand why the outrage over them collecting what they've paid for. Honest. )

[cardinal4]

If they paid into it legally, they are entitltled to it, I misread the article. After your post I read it again, it doesnt say ILLEGAL at all. No, Migrant workers who have paid into should get it back.

[Republic of Texas]

I don't know, maybe because they are here ILLEGALLY!? This is a shocker, but sometimes when you break the law, you lose a few rights! You can't ALWAYS expect to break the law and get paid for it! As I said before, you don't "understand" this because you don't want to.

[Republic of Texas]

And yes, I know the article says legal workers, but if they are here legally, why are they back in Mexico? Is Mexico willing to pay me SS if I work there? Hell no! I can't even work there, because they discriminate against Americans! There are about 3 million legal Mexican workers, and 10 million ILLEGAL Mexican workers in the US. ALL paying into SS. How long before we start paying the illegal workers? After all, they paid in, it's only fair.

[philetus]

The only reason they could not collect is if they were illegally in this country.

Many illegals use phony or stolen social security cards.

[jpsb]

Foriegn nationals are not required to pay SS taxes. The SS system should be for US citizens only. But the GOP wants to abolish the United States in favor of a socailist world government. I wish conservatives would abolish the GOP instead.