Speech #970075267

In my judgment. the ramifications of our social security laws applied abroad have not been fully appreciated. But after reviewing numerous case histories and examining the administration of the social security program abroad. there is no question in my mind that serious problems exist that must be dealt with by this Congress. As an example. in the cases of four families of illegal aliens whose combined contributions to the social security system totaled $910. as of last month they have collected $81.026. Of the total. the primary wage earners have received $10.694. while their dependents and survivors have received $79.032none of whom has ever been in the United States. In its study 3 years ago. the General Accounting Office provided the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the names of 111 aliens obtained from a sample of 175 beneficiaries residing in Canada or Mexico to determine the number of undocumented workers receiving social security benefits. It was determined that 39 of these individuals. or 35 percent. could be undocumented workers. In a letter to my colleagues in the House explaining my legislation. I noted two other areas of abuse: ITEM In May 1978. there were 2.070 Mexican students enrolled in public universities receiving social security student benefits.