Siphoning off Social Security

Washington Times ^ | 1/09/03 | Joel Mowbray

[sarcasm]

Do you think that these new Social Security recipients will ever die or will their benefits continue indefinitely?

[Uncle Bill]

"There is nothing so permanent as a temporary government program." - Milton Friedman

If the check is slow in coming, there's always somebody to steal our money and send it through other means.

"One can apply for SSI after three years [after arriving in the U.S.] so why don't I take advantage of it? Hey, why not, it's there." ...."Everyone else is getting this money, so why shouldn't I?"

"More than 100,000 noncitizens may have obtained Social Security numbers in 2000 using fraudulent documents"

Selling green cards in Denver is easy money
"Alejandro makes his living selling fake green cards and Social Security cards to illegal aliens new to Denver. Also known as a Permanent Resident Card, a green card allows non-U.S. citizens to live and work inside the country. Alejandro is not sure how many clients he has served -- "Oh, God," he says, exhaling and rolling his eyes -- or how much money he takes in, but he insists that he's only a middleman working in a much larger process."

Va. Men Charged In Visa Scheme - 2,700 Fake Papers Filed - "Samuel G. Kooritzky, 63, an immigration lawyer and owner of the Capital Law Centers, and Ronald W. Bogardus, 65, an engineer, had submitted nearly 2,700 phony applications since the beginning of last year for "labor certifications" from the state and federal government."

A Magnet for Illegal Immigrants - "Undocumented people aren't going to say they're undocumented. They send their kids to school, and no one will know," because it is illegal to ask a student's immigration status, she said"

INS involved in voter fraud - 80,000-plus criminals naturalized to increase support for Democrats

"The amount sent to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua -- nations that receive almost half their money from remittances -- is expected to total $14.2 billion by year's end, according to the Pew report."

Mexico pension fund used on budget deficit

Just think of the possibilities