"Illegals granted Social Security

Comment #5

konane — Fri, 19 May 2006 18:09:35 GMT

I see that insane vote being struck down by the Supreme Court, but if common sense and a desire to obey laws on the books were important they would have voted to disallow them receiving SS benefits. I'm blessed by being safe with my two senators' votes but wanted others to know where their senators' loyalties lie.

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Konformthismfs — Fri, 19 May 2006 17:01:36 GMT

It really shows how out of touch our politicians are! I ran a sweat shop in LA for a few years and it took SSI two years or more to contact us and let us know when certain employees were using a bogus SS#. But heres the kicker, 99% of them claimed 9 dependents and paid virtually no state or federal income tax and received a nice big tax return check at the end of the year. I knew for a fact half of them didn't even have children! This was/is a total ripoff of our system. If the government did s... [ More ]

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Todd — Fri, 19 May 2006 15:44:31 GMT

Too bad it wasn't a 50-50 tie. I would have loved to see how Cheney would have voted.

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konane — Fri, 19 May 2006 15:34:37 GMT

I frankly hope the Senate is visited by a voter house cleaning when election time comes. I'm well represented but can't say the same for other states.... which is why I'm posting their votes.

Comment #1

Todd — Fri, 19 May 2006 15:10:12 GMT

This is SO TRUE!! There is a very widely used scam by illegal aliens, and it goes like this: They get a stolen SSN, and use it to pay social security taxes. So, to be clear, there is an ILLEGAL ALIEN paying into social security using a STOLEN ID. Then, when they get their green card, they say to the government, "whoops, I accidentally paid my social security taxes using the wrong number, please credit those funds to my new account." Then the person gets FULL CREDIT for the money the... [ More ]

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konane — Fri, 19 May 2006 14:55:08 GMT

Interesting thought .... just heard a call on the radio which suggests that those who voted in favor of tabling (not passing) this amendment are aiding and abetting criminal behavior in the US. Senate vote at the bottom.

Powerline's discussion with Sen. Frist.

"UPDATE: Senator Bill Frist expresses his unhappiness with the defeat of the Ensign amendment:

I believe that illegal immigrants who work in America with forged papers and false Social Security numbers should not qualify for the benefits owed to hard-working Americans.
Moreover, when illegals use false numbers, the American who possesses that number may face tax liability based on that illegal work, IRS audits, and numerous credit problems.
So, Senator Ensign proposed an amendment to the immigration reform legislation on the Senate floor that would guarantee that illegal aliens cannot accumulate credit to qualify for Social Security using false Social Security numbers.
Senator Ensign's amendment represents common sense and fiscal responsibility by refusing to reward illegal work when Social Security is facing such long-term difficulties. I strongly supported the amendment and I voted for it.
Unfortunately, common sense and fiscal responsibility are all too rare in Washington, D.C. So, despite my efforts, the Ensign Amendment failed this afternoon by a vote of 49-50.
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(Another comment about social security from a correspondent)
"Since LBJ made Social Security a part of the general fund, there hasn't been a dime of witholding sitting and waiting for anything. Any monies collected for social security are spent on things like a brid....

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