[gubamyster]

But not mentioned is how the accord with Mexico, as now written, would differ from existing agreements in one key respect: illegal aliens from Mexico would also become eligible for Social Security benefits, which would force costs to skyrocket.

Although the White House would no doubt love to shower Mexico with affection, officials there are not aware of the true size and scope of the agreement — nor is Congress, which has the final say.

Call your Congressman.

[upchuck]

This is OK with me just so long as they don't screw with my personal SS account. You know, the one with my name on it. It's in the Lock Box administered by albore along with the other trillions of dollars in the Social Security Trust Fund.

[FITZ]

could be siphoned from the Social Security "trust fund" over the next couple of decades, mostly to pay benefits to Mexican citizens who worked illegally in the United States.

And as usual, it will be millions more than estimated who'll get in on it. There will be millions of Mexicans claiming to have worked illegally in the US who never stepped foot here and how can anyone prove they didn't?

[DoughtyOne]

Totalization: The process of sticking it to the US citizen as must as possible.