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Reason
02-17-2010, 04:30 PM
I can't find anything recent that could be what this email is talking about...

I did find a snopes from many years ago...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/socialsecurity.asp

Anyone know what the story on this is?


>>> 2/17/2010 11:36 AM >>>
SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES
> >It does not matter if you personally like or dislike Obama. You need
> >to sign this petition and flood his e-mail box with e-mails that tell
> >him that, even if the House passes this bill, he needs to veto it. It
> >is already impossible to live on Social Security alone. If the
> >government gives benefits to 'illegal' aliens who have never
> >contributed, where does that leave those of us who have paid into
> >Social Security all our working lives?
> >
> >
> >As stated below, the Senate voted this week to allow 'illegal' aliens
> >access to Social Security benefits.
> >Attached is an opportunity to sign a petition that requires citizenship
> >for eligibility to that social service.
> >
> >Instructions are below. If you don't forward the petition and just
> >stop it, we will lose all these names.
> >
> >If you do not want to sign it, please just forward it to everyone you
> >know.
> >
> >Thank you!
> >
> >To add your name, click on 'forward'. Address it to all of your email
> >correspondents, add your name to the list and send it on..
> >
> >When the petition hits 1,000, send it to comment@whitehouse.gov
> >
> >PETITION for President Obama:
> >
> >Dear Mr. President:
> >We, the undersigned, protest the bill that the Senate voted on recently
> >which would allow illegal aliens to access our Social Security. We
> >demand that you and all Congressional representatives require
> >citizenship as a pre-requisite for social services in the United States
> >.
> >
> >We further demand that there not be any amnesty give n to illegal
> >aliens, NO free services, no funding, no payments to and for illegal
> >immigrants.

Reason
02-17-2010, 05:52 PM
Called a few senate offices and no one has heard anything about this so I am guessing it's the same old chain email the snopes site talks about.

lynnf
02-17-2010, 05:52 PM
don't know about that, but this is similar:

http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=22373&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1721#1

Reid Jobs Bill Gives Tax Breaks for Hiring Illegal Workers

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled his jobs bill last week that proposes tax exemptions and tax credits for employers who hire and retain workers—regardless of their immigration status. Senator Reid introduced his bill, entitled the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act,” immediately after shelving a more extensive bill authored by Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the Chair and Ranking Member of the Finance Committee.

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LibForestPaul
02-17-2010, 06:10 PM
Do they qualify if they have contributed to Soc Sec?