A Boston Tea Party …(An Amazing Scam)

Thankfully, late last week the Senate compromise over border security fell apart. Congressional members are now on break and are home visiting their stupefied constituents. We constituents are confused because seventy percent of us want our borders closed yet our elected politicians aren’t listening. I am curious why most of our congressman (especially the Senate) can be so tone deaf on what the masses are demanding. While the following isn’t the only reason it certainly must be one of them.

An April 5th article in the “New York Times” by Eduardo Porter details a cash cow for the federal government. It is often reported illegal immigrants are paying taxes. This confused me since I could not understand how they could with fake social security Ids. To my astonishment while some illegals are paid by cash many are paid just as you and I are with taxes being deducted. Illegals offer their employers fake social security cards and immediately begin having taxes taken out of their checks. The government collects this money and becomes aware the social security number attached to this receipt is not valid. The collected money is then kept in a fund to help add to the social security surplus or eventually offset the social security shortfall.

The government will not be paying any benefits out to people who use bogus social security cards. In a manner of speaking they are taking in a contribution from the illegals. The working illegal immigrant realizes he/she will never see any of this money and has not problem with it. Paying a few taxes in the United States beats starving in Mexico.

After reading the article (read it here) I was left with conflicting thoughts. Maybe if enough illegals were allowed in we could end the social security crisis. Why stop there…if enough were allowed in to our country we could end the deficit. Reality soon stepped in and I realized the more free tax money the government receives the more it will spend. This is an amazing scam being played on all those who enter this country illegally. I am not surprised our esteemed elected leaders would take their money without giving back any benefits. I can just see it we allow these aliens to become citizens and the demand their full social security check. In the end you and I will be asked to pay that bill as well.