[sheana]

Problem with your theory is they are net takers from the government (taxpayers). They don't pay enough in taxes to cover the benefits they get. Once they are legal the benfits go up. So where is all that cash the government is supposed to be collecting from them?

[mo]

"In 1950, there were 16 workers per one putting money into the system—which means that when somebody retired, there's 16 workers contributing to that person's retirement. Today there's 3.3 workers contributing for each beneficiary. And when youngsters retire, it's going to be 2.1—two workers per beneficiary. In other words, the burden of paying for retirees is increasing on workers."...http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/ib208 ..heres the deal..we need more young workers. Mexico has 30 million people under age thirty looking for jobs....we have jobs. Amnesty gets them paying social security and medicare taxes... and presto the system is saved.