"What possible excuse can congressmen bring to the public to justify their lack of action on securing the borders?"
I have a theory that I would like to test in this forum, to see how many holes can be shot in it.... It goes something like this:
Illegals score bogus Social Security cards to gain employment in the US. Their employers collect the requisite funds from the illegal's paycheck each week, and send it on in to Uncle Sam. So, we have a bunch of cash streaming in to the Social Security fund from illegal immigrants using bogus numbers. However, those same illegals will be unable to claim their Social Security when they retire, as Uncle Sam will determine the number was bogus. So, our elected officials are able to prop-up Social Security for a little while longer.
I've been trying to come up with some reasonable explaination for why my party is party to the amnesty (oh, I forgot, it isn't REALLY amnesty) proposal - this is all I've come up with. What do you think?
Considering the illegals usually work for far less than Americans, I don't know how much we would collect. Remember too that these workers usually don't receive any benefits, they will be using local, state and federal services.
I don't see how we can win.
I think incarceration of employers that hire illegals is a far better idea.
I agree with you to a point. But, if what I have read is true, the Senate bill of immigration reform will allow a "grandfather clause" that enables illegal workers to collect SS benefits. Of course, this has not yet passed.
The thing that has come to my mind is this. A large number of American citizens (both naturalized and native) are on the verge of retirement. EVEN IF we have SS benefits, most of us will have to work at jobs we didn't work at in our productive years to supplement our income. Will those jobs "Americans Won't Do" be there when that time comes?
Very interesting theory. Since I don't know very much about the checks and procedures of the Social Security Administration, I can't dispute what you have offered. But it does seem to me that if Social Security can determine a number account to be bogus at payout time, it should be able to determine that number account to be bogus at collection time. No?