I have introduced a bill which would amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent the issuance of social security numbers to aliens who are illegally in the United States. and to prohibit the payment of aid or assistance under approved State public assistance plans. or the provision of assistance in any form under any other Federal or federally aided program. to such aliens. It is reported the Secretary of Health. Education. and Welfare has under consideration a proposal to make welfare benefits for illegal aliens mandatory. My bill would express the will of Congress that such expenditures will not be tolerated. It is reported the Secretary is _ troubled by court decisions on this general subject. As I see it. social security numbers should never be issued to people unlawfully in this country. and my bill would put a stop to that practice. Mr. Speaker. since the bracero contract labor program with Mexico was abandoned several years ago there has been a steady acceleration of aliens crossing the Rio Grande contrary t9 the law. When the contract bracero program went out the nocontract wetback program came in. This influx of immigrants has created serious problems in the southwest. A way must be found to stop this inflow. and I believe the bill I have introduced will. if enacted. be useful in that respect. At least it would remove some incentives now enjoyed by illegal aliens.
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