[John Jorsett]

I'll tell you who else: illegal aliens. Unless it gets derailed, we've just made an agreement with Mexico to give SS benefits to people who work here illegally. This at a time when the system faces bankruptcy some years down the road.

[Torie]

Well, but they paid in. If they didn't - no benefits.

[Cultural Jihad]

I'll tell you who else: illegal aliens. Unless it gets derailed, we've just made an agreement with Mexico to give SS benefits to people who work here illegally.

Don't let mere facts stand in the way of a good hysterical rant.

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The United States currently has similar so-called totalization agreements with 20 countries -- including most of Western Europe, Canada, Chile, South Korea and Australia. The agreement will let workers and their families qualify for prorated U.S. or Mexican benefits based on combined credits from both countries.

The new credits are likely to have a larger impact on Mexican workers, who must wait longer to receive benefits.

The Social Security Administration estimates that 50,000 U.S. and Mexican workers could receive benefits after five years as a result of the agreement.

Mexican President Vicente Fox hailed the agreement as good news for Mexican workers and for business.

"By avoiding this double taxation, we reduce the cost of investment and support the competitiveness of North America," Fox said.

The agreement does not address Mexicans working illegally in the United States, according to Jim Courtney, a press officer with the Social Security Administration.

"There are provisions of law that prevent us from paying undocumented aliens," Courtney said.

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