The Great Global Social Security Giveaway - Rep. Ron Paul
"Worse still, thousands of foreigners who would qualify for U.S. Social Security benefits actually came to the United States and worked here illegally. Under "totalization," a foreigner who came to the United States illegally could work fewer than the required number of years, return to Mexico for the rest of his working years, and collect full U.S. Social Security benefits while living in Mexico."
Social Security Heading South of the Border - Townhall.com - Joel Mowbray
"The ill-conceived plan was hatched as part of an accord currently being negotiated with Mexico to help align its social-security system with Americas. ...government sources familiar with the negotiations say that there has been agreement on most significant issuesincluding the expansion of eligibility for illegal aliens."
Bush Planning Social Security Benefits For Mexicans
"President G.W. Bush has already expressed a strong desire to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal Mexican aliens. Now, he is apparently working on a plan to grant Social Security benefits to tens of thousands of Mexicans who do not even live in the United States."
Siphoning Off Social Security - The Washington Times
"If top officials at the State Department and Social Security Administration have their way, up to $345 billion or more 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."
"illegal aliens from Mexico would also become eligible for Social Security benefits."
"someone can receive benefits based on work performed while in the country illegally."
"The Totalization Agreement with Mexico, however, would make illegal aliens from that country eligible for the same treatment under Social Security as U.S. citizens, without ever becoming legal residents or citizens."
"government sources familiar with the negotiations say that there has been agreement on most significant issues, including the expansion of eligibility for illegal aliens."
"An internal SSA memo also indicates that the pact will allow illegal aliens to qualify for Social Security benefits: "Mexican nationals working illegally in the U.S. can currently become entitled to benefits if they have made payments to the Trust Fund that meet the vesting requirements. The Totalization Agreement would include this population of Mexican workers within the overall population of workers covered by this agreement."