Illegal Social Security...

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

http://washingtontimes.com/national/...4132-2456r.htm

The Senate voted yesterday to allow illegal aliens to collect Social Security benefits based on past illegal employment -- even if the job was obtained through forged or stolen documents.

"There was a felony they were committing, and now they can't be prosecuted. That sounds like amnesty to me," said Sen. John Ensign, the Nevada Republican who offered the amendment yesterday to strip out those provisions of the immigration reform bill. "It just boggles the mind how people could be against this amendment."

"We all know that millions of undocumented immigrants pay Social Security and Medicare taxes for years and sometimes decades while they work to contribute to our economy," said Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican.

More McCain;

"The Ensign amendment would undermine the work of these people by preventing lawfully present immigrant workers from claiming Social Security benefits that they earned before they were authorized to work in our community," he said. "If this amendment were enacted, the nest egg that these immigrants have worked hard for would be taken from them and their families."

Up is down. War is peace.

Let's see, put the government in charge of political speech. Strike one.
Legaility is now retroactive. Strike two.

This may actually reach the point of voting AGAINST McCain as a oppossed to voting FOR someone else.

[Pete (Premo)]

Ufb

[Pete (Premo)]

Is this the final bill? It has to go to the house now or conference committee right? WTF has gotten these guys running scared?

[ylexot (Premo)]

So, how do the illegal aliens with forged documents prove how much they put into the system? Honor system?

[FromTexas (Premo)]

And awhile back there were still a few on this forum who questioned why we would vote against McCain...

[vraiblonde]

Get the hell outta here!

I heard a blip on the news and thought surely I had misunderstood. They're giving people who were working in this country illegally Social Security benefits?????

"It makes no sense to reward millions of illegal immigrants for criminal behavior while our Social Security system is already in crisis," said Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican. "Why in the world would we endorse this criminal activity with federal benefits? The Senate missed a big opportunity to improve this bill, and I doubt American seniors will be pleased with the result."

No ####!!

WTH??? I'm going to look up the vote on this....

[Bustem' Down]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Get the hell outta here!

I heard a blip on the news and thought surely I had misunderstood. They're giving people who were working in this country illegally Social Security benefits?????


No ####!!

WTH??? I'm going to look up the vote on this....

Hey, it's your government, I just work for it.