... Social Security benefits being paid to current illegals. Fred's info was not correct. There is NO such bill in congress.

My response to Doug's post explains that our current SS does not pay one dime in any benefits to any illegal... The SS Administration has made it very clear that in 2005, alone, over $7-Billion has been contributed to the program by illegals and nothing returned to them in benefits... and that's the way it should be, IMO. I mentioned nothing about crime; and only staying with Fred's original topic: Social Security... and I certainly did not mention what portion of earned income by illegals is returned to their family. I only mentioned recorded/documented facts by our government.

I further noted that if Bush would have had his way to turn SS over to private business we would have certainly seen the same mess with SS as we are now seeing with AIG and the banks. Could you imagine some private outfit using the monies we gave to SS to buy boats, planes, houses and go on elaborate cruises...? That's my point about mentioning AIG and private control of our dollars.

JB